In a Time of Fools

Description

Aakash arrived at university with his whole life planned out. Lena returned with plans to start over. Neither of them planned to fall in love.

As the only male child, Aakash carries his family’s hopes from Bangalore, India, to graduate school in Madison, Wisconsin, a city more like a village. There he meets Lena, a fellow engineering student whose heart, like his, is in music. Lena is a failed violinist; Aakash’s tabla is his single frivolity. Their connection is swift but fragile, constantly threatening to break as they struggle to understand one another’s motives and insecurities. Yet the struggle also drives them closer, opening both to love and heartbreak.

When Aakash returns home to face a family crisis, he must determine whether his father’s wishes are his own, while Lena must decide whether to reveal a secret that will change both of their lives forever.