Imaginary Rain

Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna's 40th book is his first novel—the tale of a Manhattan chef and her return to her motherland

Prerna, a woman now in her fifties, has been running an Indian restaurant in downtown Manhattan for two decades. She is on the cusp of a midlife crisis, and her life indeed unravels when she suddenly loses her son, her lease, and with these, her passion for cooking as well. Caught in the grip of newly awakened emotions, Prerna finds herself confronted by many haunt...