About
the Book
Title:
The Real Estate of Things
Author:
Nitin Deckha
Genre:
Literary Fiction
The Real Estate of
Things is a comedic story about real estate, spirituality and
politics in the sprawling, multicultural suburb of West York.
Fifty- ‐something
Shaku Sehgal is looking for a new lease of life. With two grown kids
and a supportive accountant husband who gardens, she’s followed her
best friend, Neelam, into the exciting world of real estate. While
she dreams of becoming the premier realtor of West York City, a
position currently held by the much envied, Ruth Leslie, Shaku’s
languishing at her current brokerage, SuperStar Realty.
To jumpstart her
career, Shaku sneaks into a real estate conference and learns about a
new redevelopment contest for a local derelict site. Part of the
prize is to be an exclusive broker for the chosen new development.
Shaku successfully pitches it to her brokerage, teams up with the
young up- ‐and- ‐coming realtor, Jason Sevende, and they throw
their hat into the contest.
Soon, Shaku and
Jason find themselves competing against teams across the city,
including Shaku’s friend, Neelam and the doyenne of luxury realty,
Ruth Leslie. Not only that, the contest draws the attention of global
spiritual guru, Chakra Sahib, and the ire of a seemingly anonymous
movement protesting and threatening to derail the whole
redevelopment.
Join Shaku, Jason
and the band of realtors as they confront obstacles and reflect on
the meanings of success, love and friendship in this epic race
amongst realtors, The Real Estate of Things.
Author
Bio
Nitin
Deckha is the author of a collection of short stories, Shopping for
Sabzi (2008). His fiction has been published in magazines, edited
collections, and chapbooks and he has read his work across Canada,
the US and India. In 2010, he was featured as part of the Canadian
Writers in Person lecture series at York University, Toronto. Nitin
holds a PhD in Anthropology and has taught social sciences for over a
decade. More recently, he completed certification in Adult Training
and Development (MCATD, CTDP) and crafts and leads learning and
organizational change. He lives in Toronto. Contact him at
@RealEstateofThi
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