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Home of the Floating Lily
Home of the Floating Lily
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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, the eight stories in Home of the Floating Lily follow the lives of everyday people 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 life-altering decision after a dark secret from the past is revealed.
In each of the stories, characters embark on difficult journeys in search of love, dignity, and a sense of belonging.
Author: Silmy Abdullah
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: 07/20/2021
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781459748170
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2021
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 34
Set in both Canada and Bangladesh, the eight stories in Home of the Floating Lily follow the lives of everyday people 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 life-altering decision after a dark secret from the past is revealed.
In each of the stories, characters embark on difficult journeys in search of love, dignity, and a sense of belonging.
Author: Silmy Abdullah
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: 07/20/2021
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781459748170
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2021
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 34
About the Author
Silmy Abdullah is a Bangladeshi-Canadian author and lawyer. Her legal practice focuses on the intersection of immigration, poverty, and gender-based violence. Silmy writes both fiction and non-fiction, and Home of the Floating Lily is her debut collection. She lives in Toronto.
