Hungry Ghosts Doubleday Canada

Shyam Selvadurai Dept: "The first thing I need to do when I'm writing a novel is figure out the houses," says the 48-year-old writer, who lives in Toronto. Sometimes he'll wander the streets looking for the perfect home or base his description on a friend's apartment, according to Calgary Herald. His new novel, "The Hungry Ghosts" Doubleday Canada, $29.99 , reflects Selvadurai's interest in how where we live shapes who we are and TORONTO - Shyam Selvadurai begins each new novel by deciding where his characters will live. "Unless I have that particularity, I can't write it. But once I've got those down, then I'm OK." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.