Home of the Floating Lily
Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Description: 208 pages ; 22 cm
"Caught between cultures, immigrant families from a Bengali neighbourhood in Toronto strive to navigate their home, relationships, and happiness. Set in both Canada and Bangladesh, Home of the Floating Lily follows the lives of the characters as they navigate the complexities of migration, displacement, love, friendship, and familial conflict. A young woman moves to Toronto after getting married but soon discovers her husband is not who she believes him to be. A mother reconciles her heartbreak when her sons defy her expectations and choose their own paths in life. A lonely international student returns to Bangladesh and forms an unexpected bond with her domestic helper. A working-class woman, caught between her love for Bangladesh and her determination to raise her daughter in Canada, makes a decision after a dark secret from the past is revealed. In each of the stories, characters embark on difficult journeys in the search of love, dignity, and a sense of belonging."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A good family -- A secret affair -- Across the ocean -- All the adjustments -- Familiar journey -- The middle path -- Reflection -- Home of the floating lily.
Subjects:
Bengali (South Asian people) -- Canada -- Fiction.
Scarborough (Toronto, Ont.) -- Fiction.
Bangladesh -- Fiction.
Bengali (South Asian people) -- Canada -- Fiction.
Scarborough (Toronto, Ont.) -- Fiction.
Bangladesh -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781459748170
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Abdullah | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |
Issued also in electronic format.