Its an epic tale but the short of it is an Australian convict escapes prison and hides out in the slums of India, slinking through the underbelly of an otherwise hidden India. Along the way he undergoes a spiritual awakening. The characters are well fleshed out and feel alive. You feel the pain, anguish, and triumph each one undergoes. You follow the main character in and out of prison, running jobs for the mafia, and a whole host of other crazy underworld situations. Despite the story being set in an entirly foreign situation from what most would ever dream to encounter, the parallels of the heart stay true no matter the setting.