Four estranged friends reunite for a motorcycle trip up the Isle of Skye, in the hope of coming to terms with how their lives have splintered since a transformative ride in Northern India fourteen years earlier. In their fumbling attempts to spiritually reconnect, expectant father Raj, recently widowed Vidushei, always youthful Liam and perpetually fragile Bobby test the limits of their friendship around campfires, on twisty roads, in unexpected Ayahuasca ceremonies, and against discussions of belonging, race, and identity. A novel about youth, the spectres of friendship, and colonial legacies in a small but fiercely proud nation, New Skin for the Old Ceremony spans India and Skye, seeing past ghosts exorcised in order to face the present.

About the Author
Arun Sood is a Scottish-Indian writer, musician and academic working across multiple forms. He was born in Aberdeen to a West-Highland Mother and Punjabi father. Arun's critical and creative practice ranges from academic publications, editorials and poetry to ambient musical tapestries. His outputs engage with diasporic identities, mixed-race heritage, ancestry, language and memory.

Reviews

"Hilarious...wonderful opportunity for Sood to probe ideas of identity and belonging - something that, on the whole, he manages with an admirable lightness of touch. - The Scotsman

Book Information
ISBN 9781912489534
Author Arun Sood
Format Paperback
Imprint 404 Ink
Publisher 404 Ink