Sensual and surprising stories that play a tantalising game of hide-and-seek with lies and truth. Chameleon-like characters slip in and out of shadows as they construct elaborate ruses and clutch at worlds that remain just out of reach. Their appetite for life is by turns bitter and sweet but never predictable. An old recipe, an outing, a robot, a key - clues to people they once were or hope to be.
The collection delves into the complexities of the diasporic experience, capturing the tension between longing for a lost past and facing an uncertain future. Through melancholic yet determined verses, it reflects on the challenges of belonging in a world increasingly marked by parochialism and hostility toward outsiders. These poems resonate with those who navigate life with portable roots, embodying the struggle of feeling at home everywhere and nowhere.
Young, handsome and contemptuous of his father's traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester, he thinks he sees a business opportunity, and decides to stay. Now 55, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she's left behind.