The Homecoming is the much-awaited sequel to Preeti Shenoy’s popular book A Place Called Home; a book that dealt with the central character Alka’s childhood struggles, college life, and her secret identity. While The Homecoming follows Alka’s tryst with life after all the revelations, Shenoy surprises her readers with a riveting account of how our choices in life can come to haunt us back decades later.