"A gorgeous, gripping read." --Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire "Cements [Sahota\'s] place in a vibrant literary canon alongside Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie, Mohsin Hamid, Hari Kunzru and others." -- BookPage Named a Best Book of the Summer by Time, LitHub, and BookRiot A transfixing novel about two unforgettable characters seeking to free themselves--one from the expectations of women in early 20th century Punj. "A gorgeous, gripping read." --Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire "Cements [Sahota\'s] place in a vibrant literary canon alongside Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie, Mohsin Hamid, Hari Kunzru and others." -- BookPage Named a Best Book of the Summer by Time, LitHub, and BookRiot A transfixing novel about two unforgettable characters seeking to free themselves--one from the expectations of women in early 20th century Punj