India, May 16 -- What does it mean to chase a dream across oceans, only to find its edges fraying on arrival? When Sukhpreet Gill thinks of Canada, he imagines a future of promise and prosperity, a life of sprawling townhouses and easy money. It is a vision that propels him to mortgage family land, leave Jalandhar and the girl he loves, and make his way to a country that isn't ready to accept him. On the other side of the world, Maynard Wilson is struggling in a nation that feels like it has little to offer Canadians like him. Unemployed, with maxed-out credit cards and no savings, he risks being evicted from his rented flat. When his path intersects with Gill's, the collision has terrible consequences. Tender and heartfelt, award- winning writer Lindsay Pereira's ambitious novel is an evocative exploration of immigration, identity and the intense yearning for a better life, as well as the devastating costs that can come with it....