Gurjinder basran biography of martin
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What’s love got to do with it?
The Wedding
by Gurjinder Basran
Madeira Park: Douglas & McIntyre,
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Reviewed by Bill Paul
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In the novel, The Wedding, Devinder “Devi” Dosanjh and her groom, Nanak “Baby” Atwal are planning to marry at the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple in Vancouver that’s been decorated to resemble an old Bollywood film set. Yet Devinder and Nanak are not sure if becoming a couple is the right decision for them at this point in their lives. Are they too young? Are they ready for marriage? Each is hoping that the other person is maybe, possibly, their true companion for life and that the relationship, following in the tradition of a Sikh marriage ceremony, will become a blissful union.
The uncertainty and tension that both Devinder and Nanak are experiencing is also being felt by members from both families who harbour feelings of jealousy and resentment towards one another. North Delta author Gurjinder Basan (Help! I’m Alive!) has written an
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A total of I am due for my second cataract surgery on January 18th, my reading eye this time.
As much as I love reading, I am aiming for 52 books this year rather than the pressure of Let’s see what happens when my intention is to slack off. Perhaps a new reading lens will make all the difference and will spur me on.
In any case, there are other creative pursuits inom would like to focus on such as my photography. And I want to improve my fitness as well.
Please share any notable books you read in as well as what is on your to-read list for the upcoming, year. Wishing all my readers a happy and healthy filled with wonderful reading experiences.
January
1. The Book of Goose — Yinyun Yi ❤️❤️❤️❤️ A dark and haunting story of friendship: both its complexity and simplicity, art in the form of writing and class. Set in post-war rural France, England and briefly, in the United States, the narrator, Agnes, is set free bygd the death of a childhood friend, Fabienne, which prompts her to
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The kids are not all right in Gurjinder Basran's Help! I'm Alive
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In her new novel Help! I’m Alive, B.C. author Gurjinder Basran writes about the aftermath of the death of a teenage boy in a suburban community.
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The novel follows two previous books by Basran, including debut Everything Was Good-bye, which the BC Book Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award and was named a Chatelaine Magazine Book Club pick in , and ’s Someone You Love is Gone. We talked to the Delta-based year-old author about the new book.
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