Summary

In India, at the birth of the last century, an infant is brought howling into the world, his remarkable paleness marking him out from his brown-skinned fellows.

In India, at the birth of the last century, an infant is brought howling into the world, his remarkable paleness marking him out from his brown-skinned fellows. Revered at first, he is later cast out from his wealthy home when his true parentage is revealed. So begins Pran Nath�s odyssey of self-discovery � a journey that will take him from the streets of Agra, via the red light disrict of Bombay, to the green lawns of England and beyond � as he struggles to understand who he really is.