Publisher's Synopsis
It all started in August 1968 when Babo left the Patel family in Madras to fly to England and further his education... Living in London, he'd fallen head over heels with a cream-skinned Welsh girl, Sian Jones. A mixed-up love in a topsy-turvy world - now two families will never be the same again. Meet the Patel-Joneses: Babo, Sian, Mayuri and Bean, in their little house next door to the Punjab Women's Association. As the twentieth century creaks along this 'hybrid' family navigate uncharted waters: the hustle and bustle of Babo's relatives, the faraway phone-line crackle of Sian's; the perils of first love, lost innocence and old age, and the big question - what do you do with the space your loved ones leave behind?
