Londonstani

Londonstani, Gautam Malkanis Electrifying Debut, Reveals A Britain That Has Never Before Been Explored In The Novel: A Country Of Young Asians And White Boys (desis And Goras) Trying To Work Out A Place For Themselves In The Shadow Of The Divergent Cultures Of Their Parents Generation. Set Close To The Heathrow Feed Roads Of Hounslow, Malkani Shows Us The Lives Of A Gang Of Four Young Men: Hardjit The Ring Leader, A Sikh, Violent, Determined His Caste Stay Pure; Ravi, Determinedly Tactless, A Sheep Following The Herd; Amit, Whose Brother Arun Is Struggling To Win The Approval Of His Mother For The Hindu Girl He Has Chosen To Marry; And Jas Who Tells Us Of His Journey With These Three, Desperate To Win Their Approval, Desperate Too For Samira, A Muslim Girl, Which In This Story Can Only Have Bad Consequences. Together They Cruise The Streets In Amits Enhanced Beemer, Making A Little Money Changing The Electronic Fingerprints On Stolen Mobile Phones, A Scam That Leads Them Into More Dangerous Waters.