The story of the Nicholases of Seven Wells is too well known to repeat in these columns. Suffice it to say that between the 1780s and early 1900s, they held the title of Custodian of the Seven Wells. Zhayynn James who is of that family has now completed a fictional work based on that story. The book is slated for release on July 11 and will add to the volume of books on Madras.