You’re invited to The Wedding, an electrifying novel about the joining of two South Asian families, and the secrets, resentments, and unspoken truths boiling just beneath the surface.
The Wedding explores the inner lives of the wedding party, guests and event staff in the lead-up to the lavish event.
“Gurjinder Basran offers an astute insight into the human psyche and an intimate look at the intricacies of love and family. This, and her beautiful, whip-smart prose make this a highly engrossing and un-put-down-able read. I loved every minute of it.”
- Ayelet Tsabari, award winning author of Songs for the Broken Hearted, The Art of Leaving and The Best Place on Earth
Interweaving themes of identity, culture clashes, and the immigrant experience, Gurjinder Basran uses humour and nuance to deliver an intimate portrait of a vibrant Sikh community in Canada.
Rife with family drama, steeped in tradition and an ode to love in all its forms, The Wedding spills the chai—exploring desire and expectation, suffering and judgment, class and race—all in search of a happy enough ever after.
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After video footage of a teenager’s death is shared on social media, a suburban Vancouver community is left to try to make sense of his suspected suicide.
Help! I’m Alive explores the aftermath through the eyes of four people - Ash, Winona, Anik, and Pavan - all suddenly confronted with who they have been and how they should be in the wake of such loss.
“Help! I’m Alive doesn’t exploit the despair that can lead to suicide but instead asks its characters and readers to look at the ways they connect — or don’t — in modern society … Basran’s insight, voice and deep character work make this an affecting read”
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Award-winning author Gurjinder Basran’s Help! I’m Alive is a clear-eyed exploration of meaningful connection in the modern era.
Unflinching but life-affirming, the novel is a coming-to-terms story about loneliness and connection, love and suffering, and the moments, however fleeting, that bring us together.
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Haunted by visions of her recently departed mother…Simran is unable to move on.
Grappling with the growing estrangement of her sister and daughter as well as the disintegration of her marriage, she wonders how her life has come to this.
"A beautiful, haunting story of one family, spanning generations and continents, as they face life's inevitable losses, struggle with grief, and reach for redemption."
- Shilpi Somaya Gowda, New York Times Bestselling author of the Secret Daughter and Golden Son.
Lyrical and heartbreaking, Someone You Love Is Gone is a mesmerizing tale of enduring love and family ties that defy time and space, weaving together the past and present, crossing continents and spanning generations
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The youngest of six daughters raised by a widowed mother, Meena is a young woman struggling to find her place in the world. Originally from India, her family still holds onto many old world customs and traditions that seem stifling to a young North American woman.
"...a brave book, and also a pleasure to read: emotionally engaging, sensuous, vibrant and beautifully observed."
Kathy Page, author of The Find, Alphabet, The Story of My Face, The Two of Us
Against her mother's wishes, Meena falls for a man named Liam who asks her to run away with him. She must then make a painful choice–one that will lead to stunning and irrevocable consequences. Heartbreaking and beautiful, Everything Was Good-bye is an unforgettable story about family, love and loss, and the struggles of living in two different cultural worlds.
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