Homesick

Astunningworkoffictionaboutcontemporaryimmigrantlifefromadazzlingnewwriter.It'sNewYear'sEve1982.AtVictorandNandini'shome,familyandfriendsgathertocelebrate.Whiskeyandarrackhavebeenpoured,poppadomsarefreshlyfried,andbailamusicisonthestereo.Inthemiddleofitallissixteen-yearoldPreethi,tipsyonyouth,friendship,andpilferedwine,desperatetobelong.Movingbackandforthintime,betweenLondonandSriLanka,andcirclingthepeopleinPreethi'sworld,"Homesick"isapoignantnarrativethatblendslovewithloss,politicswithpopculture,andtraditionwithrebellion.