Set among the chaos of Y2K and the early 2000s, comes a fierce, unforgettable novel about scammers, betrayal and revenge
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'Fierce and hilarious' BOOKLIST
'A thrill ride' LITERARY HUB
'Swag, humour and sharp storytelling' ANDREW BORYGA
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Dilo: Teenager. Refugee. Hustler.
Since Dilo fled Sri Lanka for North America, she's learned at least one thing from her new home: sometimes you have to cheat to win. Between selling pirate CDs and shoplifting, she and her family live hand-to-mouth, constantly struggling for their next meal.
Until her family meets Mark, a day trader who can double every dollar on the stock market.
They quickly become enmeshed in his scheme, recruiting new investors who are as desperate for better days.
But when the bubble bursts, Mark disappears as fast as the cash. Betrayed and enraged, Dilo must fight harder than ever to do the only thing she knows: survival.
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Praise for Your Driver is Waiting:
'A madcap story you won't want to put down' RACHEL YODER
'A blazing debut' GUARDIAN
'Searing and sexy' VOGUE
'Funny, angry, beautifully written' DAILY MAIL
'Gripping social satire' DIVA
"A thrill ride" - LitHub
"Guns' prose is fierce and hilarious, straightforward and cutting. In this perfect novel for any reader feeling helpless in a broken financial system, Guns takes a sharp look at the grift and exploitation our economy encourages." - Booklist
"Priya Guns puts a playful spin on the diaspora novel" - Time
"Guns lovingly portrays her colorful and complex characters and shows how, despite their grit and industriousness, they still have a lot to learn about the hard ways of the world. It's an entertaining tragicomedy" - Publishers Weekly
"[Hustle, Baby] has the spirit of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet's classic 1980s salesman drama... feverish and unsentimental... it's hard not to appreciate Guns's swagger, her relentless interrogation of the tragicomic realities of the modern grind." - Foreign Policy
"Guns serves up an energetic tale of a Tamil family struggling to survive in Toronto" - The Millions
"Hustle, Baby tells what happens when you buy what a hustler is selling" - Chicago Review of Books
