This story is set in Toronto, Vancouver and Sri Lanka. I loved reading the Sri Lanka parts, the protagonist even ate at the restaurant I had breakfast from every day.

The Sri Lanka parts describe some of the horror from the 80s. I arrived after that and reading this made it more vivid.

It's Shyam Selvadurai so it is incredibly well written. But it is not a happy story.

Also, the protagonist spends a lot of time being angry at other people. Often with good reason. But sometimes not. And I don't like being around angry people, I've discovered.