Home of the Floating Lily is a story collection built on tales of immigration and emigration between Canada and Bengladesh. These are multi-generationHome of the Floating Lily is a story collection built on tales of immigration and emigration between Canada and Bengladesh. These are multi-generational stories of men and women seeking new lives and dreams or perhaps finding that those dreams aren’t possible. The stories unite in a setting, an area of Toronto favored by many Bengali immigrants, that is common to or mentioned in each story.
The central theme of each story, of each life presented, is the need for and search for home. This might mean slightly different things to different characters but each wants to belong. Many want a place where they believe their children will have a greater chance for success. Some find that the traditional ways call to them more strongly than they had thought. So many different views, of course.
I enjoyed this collection very much and enjoyed reading stories from this different, to me, cultural viewpoint. Rating 4.5 rounded up to 5*.
A copy of this book was provided by Dundern Books through NetGalley in return for an honest review....more
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