Six Metres of Pavement
- Category Literature & Fiction
- Format PB
- Imprint
- Price 295
- ISBN: 978-81-291-1982-7
- Pages: 376 pages
- Date: May 2012
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Ismail Boxwala made the worst mistake of his life one summer morning twenty
years ago: he forgot his baby daughter in the back seat of his car. Now, after his
daughter’s tragic death, he struggles to continue living. A divorce, years of heavy
drinking, and sex with strangers only leave him more alone and isolated.
But Ismail’s story begins to change after he reluctantly befriends two women:
Fatima, a young queer activist kicked out of her parents’ home, and Celia, his
grieving Portuguese-Canadian neighbour who lives just six metres away. While a
slow-simmering romance develops between Ismail and Celia, dangers lead Fatima
to his doorstep. Each woman makes complicated demands of him, ones he is
uncertain that he can meet.
