THE BUDDHA THAT CRIED: When East meets West ... a Love Story

A tender and poignant cross-cultural romance with stunning and thought-provoking twists and a luminous, revelatory ending.

Steven Turner has found the job of his dreams. He’s working for an Indian trading tycoon in London, where he falls in love with the culture and merchandise of the East. He has also fallen in love with the wife of his boss, Usha, a former medical student who’s in an arranged marriage with the millionaire businessman. A beautiful but lonely woman, she lives like a prisoner in her husband’s exotic mansion while he parties with the jet set.

Unknown to Usha, her husband’s company is deeply involved in corporate financial shenanigans. When things get too hot, he makes an abrupt return to his homeland, taking his wife with him. Steven has just one opportunity to be with the woman he loves. They spend the night together, but the next day must see them saying 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 iconic but tragic figure of Fragley, a crane operator on the dockside. The other is his younger brother Peter, a soldier with the United Nations and a crucial figure whose devotion and loyalty will ultimately help to resolve all heartache.

But revelations come when after five years he receives an eye-opening letter from India. Will he finally make the life-changing decision that could bring him joy?