In the windowless, cramped servant's room at Mrs Shetty's luxurious house, where her mother is a maid, Alka dreams of an escape. When Mrs Shetty decides to send her to the same school as her daughter, she works hard, moulding herself into a new avatar. She marries Subbu, a coffee grower with a four hundred acre estate. Between taking care of her heritage home, her two young daughters and her fabulous relationship with her mother-in-law, Alka's life feels complete. ABut when secrets about her past that she has fiercely guarded are exposed, they threaten to destroy her life. To protect all that she has, Alka must fight her demons and travel back to the world she worked so hard to leave behind.About the Author Preeti Shenoy who has authored 15 bestsellers ranks among the highest selling authors in India. She is also on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities in India. She has represented India at International literature festivals in Birmingham, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and others. Preeti has been featured by all major media including BBC World, Cosmopolitan, The Hindu, Verve and Times of India among others. She is the winner of popular choice fiction award 2021 by AutHER awards from Times of India and most popular self-help book of 2021 by Amazon India. She is also the recipient of several awards including ‘Indian of the Year' award for 2017 and award for Business Excellence by the New Delhi Institute of Management. She is a motivational speaker, who has given talks in many premier educational institutions and corporate organisations like KPMG, ISRO, Infosys and Accenture and others. An avid fitness enthusiast, she is also an artist specialising in portraiture and illustrated journals. Her other interests are travel, photography, blogging and yoga. Her books include The Magic Mindset, When Love Came Calling, Wake Up Life is Calling, Life is What You Make it, The Rule Breakers, A Hundred Little Flames, It's All In The Planets, Why We Love The Way We Do, The Secret Wish List, The One You Cannot Have and many others Her work has been translated into many Indian languages and also into Turkish.