A sensuous generational novel about a Sikh mother whose secret past corrodes her life with tragic consequences for all - a humorous meditation on memory, exile and self-reinvention, by a 29-yr old. Set on an epic backdrop from Partition, the Coronation and Churchill's funeral, to the present day, Priya Basil explores with compassion, the universal complexities of vanity and love. Her sensuous portrayal of the trials and tribulations of the Singh family carries universal truths for all of us.