![]() ![]() He is a man caught up in the loves and quarrels of the ages goddesses and gods, but dares to have ambitions of his own. ![]() Telling the story of Ormus and Vina, he finds that he is also revealing his own truths: his human failings, his immortal longings. Their epic romance is narrated by Ormuss childhood friend and Vinas sometime lover, her back-door man, the photographer Rai, whose astonishing voice, filled with stories, images, myths, anger, wisdom, humor, and love, is perhaps the books true hero. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks, and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music. ![]() At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. ![]() Book Synopsis From the world renowned author of Midnights Children and The Satanic Verses comes Salman Rushdies brilliant novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet, featuring an epic, exuberant love story with a rock n roll soundtrack. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks, and again finds her over and over throughout his own extraordinary life in music. About the Book Vina Aspara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. ![]()
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