Clearly, some readers will drink down Rushdie's overheated prose and praise its energy, but you won't find them at this address. The Ground Beneath Her Feet tells the story of three friends who meet in Bombay. Music and passion will unite Vina and Ormus to form VTO, a rock band of titanic influence. Rushdie is not penning a realistic tale about making it big in the music biz. Rushdie also weaves in lyrics, as well as large and often indigestible chunks of Indian and Greek mythology, including the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Twins play an enormous role.
Indeed, our universe has its own twin, where Rushdie plays tricks with history. Watergate is the figment of a bad thriller writer's imagination. Britain becomes enmeshed in Indochina. The Kennedys die different deaths. Elvis Presley is called Jesse Garon Parker.