For Montrealers, the liberal use of local landmarks and street names helps contribute to the impression that we've been here before; over the course of the collection, he attends parties on Clark Street, peruses record stores on Ste. Catherine's, and recalls childhood trips to the Fairview centre in Pointe-Claire and Les Galeries d'Anjou. But the sense of paramnesia goes beyond place names that exist on a map. Kessaris manages to convey a sense of shared history through the prose itself, bringing the Montreal immigrant experience to life with wry humour and painstaking attention to detail.

The son of Greek immigrants, Andreas Kessaris grew up in the Park Extension district of Montreal. He has a B.A. from Concordia University. His feature column, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris was a popular feature in The Local Herald. His work has appeared on Suite 101.com and Curtainsup.ca. He currently resides in the Town of Mont-Royal, Quebec.