This novel is about the rivalry and emotional bond between two sisters. They are the daughters (one legitimate and the other illegitimate), of big time business man Hiralal who dies at the beginning. The story revolves around the world of business in Bombay and the wheeling's and dealings undertaken to get ahead.
Shobhaa D is one of India's top bestselling authors. All her thirteen books have topped the charts, and each of her titles continues to sell well even today. Her ten books with Penguin India - the novels Socialite Evenings, Starry Nights, Sultry Days, Sisters, Strange Obsession, Snapshots and Second Thoughts, two books of non-fiction (Surviving Men and Speedpost: Letters to My Children) and an autobiography (Selective Memory: Stories from My Life) have all been phenomenal bestsellers. D gave new definition to the mass market bestseller with her writing in the 1990s, and all her books have remained perennial favourites with readers over the years.