About the Book: Ranbir Sidhu’s powerful memoir explores family, loss, identity, Partition, masculinity, and the complex history of Punjab. Beginning with the deaths of his parents, Sidhu traces their lives and his own journey from working-class London to California and rural Punjab. Blending memoir, essay, travel writing, and history, the book examines family memory, cultural identity, shame, migration, and the lasting impact of Partition. A deeply personal work of literary nonfiction about grief, heritage, family, and the unravelling of a changing Punjab.