These Circuses That Sweepthrough the Landscape Stories

A fanatical collector of beetles finds out too late where his passion has led him. A woman out on a shopping spree in a glitzy mall finds she can't go home again. A servant girl experiences a cruel loss of innocence when she eats something that wasn't meant for her. In the sweltering heat of Bombay, a schoolgirl finds the ground slipping beneath her feet except when she's watching Star Trek. Four friends meet for drinks one evening, only to find that their friendship is not what it seems. And, in the extraordinary title story, a student who has worshipped his teacher for decades comes to a terrible realization about him. Meanwhile, his old mentor is planning a cunning legacy of his own.