Subsequently, her cousins from Lungla, a village in remote Nepal comes to Sumnina's place fleeing the civil war troubles.

The book also shows the impact of the Maoist unrest in the lives of common people in Nepal and how they had to leave their villages and hometown to cities for their safety.

[6] Nandita Bose praised Ghale's writing as "simple, profound, witty and effective" in her review for The Deccan Herald.

[7] Richa Bhattarai in her review for The Wire recommended the book for "an exploration of Nepal over the past few decades through the eyes of a perceptive and skillful writer".

[8] Pranaya Rana, reviewing the book for The Kathmandu Post, called it "a finely wrought novel, astutely observed and honestly told.