The Buddha that Cried

A tender and poignant cross-cultural romance with thought-provoking twists and a fleeting glimpse of Nirvana.

Steven Turner has found the job of his dreams. He’s the warehouse manager for an Indian trading tycoon in London, where he falls in love with the culture and merchandise of the East. He has also developed a deep friendship with the wife of his boss, Usha, a beautiful but lonely woman who lives like a prisoner in her husband’s exotic mansion while he parties with the jet set.

When in dubious circumstances she and her husband relocate to their homeland, Usha and Steven have just one opportunity to be truly together before they must say goodbye for ever.

Betrayed and exiled from London by the tycoon’s odious personal assistant, Steven’s fortunes take a massive turn for the worse. Working nights in the deep sea fishing port of Grimsby, he has few friends to turn to. One is the tragic figure of Fragley, a crane operator on the dockside. The other: his younger brother, Peter, whose loyalty and devotion will ultimately help to resolve all heartache.

But revelations come when after five years of bleak misery he receives a letter from India.

 Given one last opportunity to make something of his life, will he be able to take it?