Letters From the Past is a follow-up to The Large Leafy Tree in Mussoorie, Renuka who was reunited with her daughter Ruby, now called Martha, after sixty seven years. Sadly, it was a short reunion, Renuka at nearly ninety, died two months after meeting her daughter, before her she died, she confided in her daughter about letters she had written, about her life, and to only read it after her demise.
Barnabas Quintus D’Oliviera QC, a renowned barrister in London, takes a sabbatical from his career in search of his mother’s biological roots in India. As a youngster, he had heard stories of his mother’s abandonment at the tender age of three or four, some sixty-five years ago. He wanted to do something about it when he grew up. He wanted to give his mother the ultimate gift of finding her biological family. During his search, he learns a lot about the