Deep Singh Blue: A Novel

About this book

Deep Singh wants out out of his family out of his city and more than anything out of his life. His parents argue over everything and his brother who hasnt said a single word in over a year suddenly turns to him one day and tells him to die. So when Lily a beautiful older and married woman shows him more than a flicker of attention he falls heedlessly in love. It doesnt help that Lily is an alcoholic hates her husband and doesnt think much of herself or her immigrant Chinese mom either. As Deeps growing obsession with Lily begins to spin out of control the rest of his life seems to mirror his desperation culminating in his brothers disappearance and an unfolding tragedy. Ranbir Singh Sidhus debut takes us into the heart of another America and into the lives of the other Indiansthe ones who dont get talked about and whose stories dont get written. With a sharp funny and unsentimental eye Sidhu chronicles the devastating consequences of racism in eighties America and offers a portrait of a wildly dysfunctional family trying to gain a foothold in their adopted country.