Bhuban Basus short stories hark back to a much simpler timethe India of the seventies and eightiesand take the reader into its bedrooms and boardrooms, peopled by men and women struggling with heartbreak, temptation, betrayal and loneliness in pursuit of the everyday joys that make life worth living. Pravat chooses to leave his beautiful wife alone with his manager, secretly fearing and expecting the worst. Amit is relieved when Ratna finally forgives his infidelity, but what is it that prompts her change of heart? What does Rajen mean when he gifts Tito three bars of soap with a note marked Confidential? This engaging collection of fourteen stories explores the essence of relationships at their most complex and yet their simplest, most elemental level.