The Blue Umbrella is a novel set in the mountainous Gharwal region. The story is about a little girl called Binya, who on falling upon a group of picnickers, is enchanted by a beautiful blue umbrella belonging to one of them. Incidentally, one of the ladies in the group takes a liking to Binya s leopard claw necklace and offers to buy it from her. What follows is a story of greed, ignominy and kindness. - from Amzon