A study of the lives of Bengali elders in Britain, the "first generation" of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh. Through the narrative of these elders, this book analyzes how the men and women feel about growing old in a country which many feel ambivalent about.

In addition to this, the book shows that histories, stories and identity are not just narrated through words, but also through the body - an area rarely theorized in studies of migration.

1 Journeys, Age and Narrative: An Introduction2 Ways of Telling3 Two Elders4 Mens Histories: Narratives of Masculinity and Migration5 Womens Histories: The Transnational Work of Kinship and Caring6 Ageing Bodies: Dependency, Ambivalence and Protest7 Narrating Sickness: Womens and Mens Accounts of Strokes and Chronic Illness8 The Final Journey: Death, Ritual and Return to the Desh9 Conclusion: Desh-Bidesh RevisitedGlossaryAppendix: Basic Household InformationReferencesIndex