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.
“A richly textured, wonderfully imagined novel, The Wedding evokes an entire Vancouver community as its protagonist, a cast of characters so real they leap off the page, and whose lives, loves, and heartbreaks are entwined with one another for better or worse. 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
The Wedding explores the inner lives of the wedding party, guests and event staff in the lead-up to the lavish event: Blueberry Queen Devi Dosanjh’s wedding to Baby Nanak’s Sweet Shop namesake, Nanak Atwal.
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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