"The entire history of mankind is written in women’s blood."
Indian Mina marries a Muslim man. Neither her family nor her community approves of this union. According to her brothers, she disgraced their family. And the only way to get rid of this disgrace is to sacrifice it to fire.
Many years ago, the Smitas family left India to never return. But Mina’s investigation into her past collides face to face with a terrifying history, the primal cruelty of traditions, and a choice that will change her usual life.