Krishna alias Kris Sahani lives in New York, but decides to travel to his homeland in order to act in a movie. While Ricardo Fernandes leaves Australia to travel to Bombay in search of his missing brother, Roger. And finally, Zeres Mistry, from London also travels to Bombay to find his true love. The paths of all three NRIs cross in the taxi to Colaba, and they decide to stick together. They find an apartment, owned by a gay landlord, Pesi Shroff, who openly and lovingly eyes a visibly uncomfortable Zeres. Things do not go well for Kris as he is asked by Filmmaker, Don Mastana, to act in a movie that is slated to be the worst movie in Bollywood history. Ricardo finds himself at the mercy of the local police, who make it clear to him that they have better things to do than look for his missing brother. It is only a matter of time before the hapless trio to realize that their respective hopes and dreams are soon to turn to hopelessness and nightmares - from which there is no escape.

When Rick James died of a heart attack on August 6, 2004 at the relatively young age of 56, some of his admirers were surprised that the funk/soul icon lived as long as he did. Saying that James, who spent a considerable amount of time in the fastest stretches of the fast lane, subjected his body to extensive abuse over the years would be an understatement. Regardless, James was a major talent – some of the most talented musicians are also among the most self-destructive – and his die-hard fans never quit hoping that he would eventually recapture the commercial and creative success he enjoyed during his late-'70s/early-'80s heyday. Recorded in 2003 and 2004 and released posthumously in May 2007, Deeper Still ended up being James' swan song.

Il protagonista di questo romanzo è il padre di Norama Tripe ed è uno scrittore. Non lo è da subito, lo diventa quando ruba un trattore a Barcellona, scappa a Siviglia, trova lavoro in un magazzino di granaglie e lì comincia a leggere. E dopo aver tanto letto, scrive. Il padre di Norama Tripe, fuggendo a cavallo del trattore, ha lasciato dietro di sé una moglie, una domestica rimbambita e la piccola Norama Tripe, che anni dopo, quando ha imparato a leggere, vede su un giornale la foto del padre che, dal vivo, non aveva quasi mai visto. E decide di andare a cercarlo, per riprenderselo. Tuttavia il padre di Norama Tripe, che di nome fa Jorge, di paterno non ha niente. Dorme nel magazzino di granaglie nonostante il suo editore gli abbia donato una casa e nonostante abbia una devota amica, Dolores, con la quale ogni tanto va a letto e che probabilmente ama..