Sisterhood of Swans

DescriptionAnna-Marie Souza lives in Horton, a suburb on the hem of London, a farcry from the city of Bombay from which her parents had arrived one coldDecember day in 1989, two Goans in search of a new life. Born in this landof their dreams, raised in a broken home, Anna-Marie has grown up into astate of constant and indefinable yearning. She belongs to the sisterhood ofswans seeking to pair for life, curving their necks to entwine with the perfectmate. Only, she has realized, her species is fated to disappointment. Herdisastrous choice in men is fuelled not just by a chaotic childhood but by a lossof sexual agency as she embarks on a series of doomed relationships.Set against a cast of intriguing female characters-Anna-Marie's Indian-hatingIndian mother; her best mate, Sujata, haunted by thoughts of suicide; andJassie, the sharp-tongued beautician at Bollywood Style Salon-is an ensembleof men who are serial philanderers or, worse still, token brown Conservativeparty members. In this shaky world, Anna-Marie navigates through the pain ofa troubled coming of age, while trying to find her place as a second-generationIndian immigrant.