If a comparison to his other novels is to be made on this basis, it is exactly where 'An Equal Music' would pale. And understandably so. A blended tale of love and music, it manages to convey, but fails to communicate. A writer is the mirror of society and he remains chained to society. When a writer feels the sorrows and sufferings of the society, he must express the feelings in his stories.
Many writers define the problems of the society in their stories, but that is just the beginning.
The people of Avadh gave the old woman a wide berth. She was rumored to be a witch. Occasionally, a villager or two who mustered enough courage would go up to her and ask for treatment for an afflicted child. I was in the process of acquiring the skill of preparing notes based on cross-references. Taking a book off the shelf I found myself intrigued, not with the words printed, but with the notes pencilled in the margin.