[Geetanjali Shree] relishes the sound of words, and how they echo one another, frequently showcasing their dhwani--a word that she points out in the course of the novel is among the hardest to translate. But let's try. Dhwani is an echo, a vibration, a resonance. It is alliteration and assonance. Dhwani could be deliberate and playful, as in double entendre and punning, an accidental mishmash or sameness, or a mystical reverberation.