Everything Was Goodbye

By Gurjinder Basran

Book Overview

The youngest of six daughters raised by a widowed mother, Meena is a young Indo-Canadian woman struggling to find her place in the world. She knows that the freedom experienced by others is beyond her reach. But unlike her older sisters, Meena refuses to accept a life dictated by tradition. Against her mother's wishes, she falls for a young man named Liam who asks her to run away with him. She must then make a painful choice--one that will lead to stunning and irrevocable consequences.

Heartbreaking and beautiful, Everything Was Good-bye is an unforgettable story about family, love, loss, and the struggle of living in two different cultural worlds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143182579
• ISBN13: 9780143182573
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher