Cover design by Arunika Basu A decade after walking away from Calcutta, Saby Thomas returns to the city searching for a friendship and a feeling that once defined him. But the streets have changed, faces no longer recognise him, and the past refuses to come back the way he remembers it. As memory and reality blur, Saby is forced to confront a truth every city hides: you can return to a place, but you can never return to a moment. Calcutta Sixteen is a deeply moving literary tale of love, loss, and letting go-perfect for readers who believe some stories stay with you long after the last page.