A stunning debut from an author to watch who has already been shortlisted for four literary awards including the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book For fans of Kazuo Ishiguro, Graham Greene, Rohinton Mistry and Michael Ondaatje Exposes the fascinating region of Kashmir which is constantly in the press but under-represented in literature

'A fascinating, kaleidoscopic journey through one of the most beautiful yet besieged areas in the world -- Jaspreet Singh brings out the full poetry and heartbreak of Kashmir' Manil Suri

Jaspreet Singh was born in Punjab, and brought up in Kashmir and in several cities in India. He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University, Montreal. His debut short-story collection, Seventeen Tomatoes, won the 2004 McAuslan First Book Prize. Chef, his first novel, won the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for four awards including the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in the Region. He lives in the Canadian Rockies.