A surprising comparator with two award-winning literary texts. Peacock in the Snow redefines freedom and happiness in North America by enunciating the privileges of the East.
Anubha Mehta’s debut novel Peacock in the Snow (Inanna Publications) flips the script on most contemporary immigrant narratives: her protagonist family is not fleeing persecution or poverty, but redefining themselves in Canada all the same after having lost the privileges they enjoyed in their home country. As main character Maya grows out of her life’s advantages, she begins to experience real freedom and happiness.
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