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2000s: A story about one all-inclusive resort, the ghost of an unknown father, and the tragedies we can’t forget.
2000s: A story about one all-inclusive resort, the ghost of an unknown father, and the tragedies we can’t forget.
What’s it like when everyone’s dream vacation is your job? Ameera works at a Mexican all-inclusive resort, where every day is paradise — if “paradise” means endless paperwork, quotas to meet, and entitled tourists. But it’s not all bad: Ameera’s pastime of choice is the swingers scene, and the resort is the perfect place to hook up with like-minded couples without all the hassle of having to see them again.
Despite Ameera’s best efforts to keep her sideline a secret, someone is spreading scandalous rumours about her around the resort, and her job might be at stake. Meanwhile, she’s being plagued by her other secret, the big unknown of her existence: the identity of her father and why he disappeared. Unbeknownst to Ameera, her father, Azeez, is looking for her, and they both must come to terms with the reason why he abandoned her.
Ameera in the novel is of mixed Canadian-Indian heritage. She is from Hamilton Ontario but works at an all-inclusive resort in Huatulco, Mexico where anything goes.
Farzana incorporates the Air India bombing tragedy into the novel and the themes within are race and sexuality in all of their forms.
Destination/location: India, Dholka, Mumbai, New York, Goa Author/guide: Farzana Doctor Departure Time: 2000s
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