Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Markham, ON, 2005, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 1-55041-925-0.  Trade soft cover, 184 pages.  Unread copy with very light edge and cover wear; tight binding; interior clean and unmarked.  ‘[The] daughter of Indian immigrants gets embroiled in an inevitable clash of cultures in this skillful novel about loyalty, forging a sense of self, and history, both personal and political.  Gilmore effectively establishes the loving chaos of Tara’s family … she similarly shines in conveying the laughter, love and also irritation of the distinctly individual sisters.  Readers will embrace Tara as she stands up to her family and her school to bravely claim her own history and, along the way, reappraises her own assumptions.’ – Publishers Weekly (from rear wrap)