The Bones of Grace is a modern love story spanning continents and the
interwoven fortunes of those who have and have not. On the eve of her departure
to discover evidence of the near mythological walking whale Ambulocetus
Natans, Zubaida Haque falls in love with a stranger she meets at a piano
concert. But after a tragedy sends her back to her hometown Dhaka, she seeks
solace in the figure of an old friend and makes a rash decision with disastrous
consequences. In a bid to escape familial constraints, she moves to a southern
port city to help a charity working on the infamous shipbreaking beaches. Here
she meets Anwar, a shipbreaker whose story holds a key that unlocks for
Zubaida not only the mysteries of her past but the possibilities of a new life. The
third instalment of the Bengal trilogy, The Bones of Grace brings the arc of
Bangladesh's tumultuous history full circle in an epic of loss and love.