A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way.It is a journey that will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood, and the world around him.Amitav Ghosh paints Bengali folklore about modern human trafficking and the devastating effects of climate change across generations and countries. Gun Island is a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.