Taking in its sights Matthew Arnold's 'land of dreams'; the collection explores the idealism and reality of a multicultural Britain with wit; intelligence and no small sense of mischief. Nagra; whose own parents came to England from the Punjab in the 1950s; conjures a jazzed hybrid language to tell stories of aspiration; assimilation; alienation and love. By turns realist and romantic; these charged and challenging poems never shy from confrontation; but remain; always; touched by a humorous zeal and an appetite for living. This beautifully designed edition forms part of a series of ten titles celebrating Faber's publishing over the decades.