The House on East Canal Road

von Neerja Raman

190 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Born into poverty, Kishan Chand Das marries his childhood sweetheart and builds a fortune, but in 1905, when India is firmly in the grip of the Raj, he abandons it all to fight British rule. His young family's survival is threatened. Willful Leela-his teenage daughter-in-law-and errant son Ishaan, gather the pieces but when the aged patriarch dies from beatings inflicted at a peaceful protest, the family is once again torn apart.Journalist son Adrith leaves home to rouse the nascent Calcutta underground with fiery speeches and joins a revolutionary army. Fearless, outspoken, convent-educated Anita becomes the third generation Chand to continue the freedom fight, but she falls in love with the enemy-handsome Sergeant Ludlow. Can she, her family, and India, survive the hastily drawn line on a map far away, that cleaved houses, loved ones, and neighbors alike-the price of independence?"An evocative, well-imagined portrayal of late-colonial India through one family's eyes."- Kirkus Reviews"Raman has an eye for historical detail, like Kishan's assessment of a train car ("clean symmetrical lines, padded leather seats, side panels adorned with windows...the coach, designed and built by the American Car & Foundry Company..."), and a solid grasp of the real history that shapes the lives of the fictional characters.The writing is strong...the thoughtful exploration of the experience of colonialism makes the story a rewarding read..."- Kirkus Reviews

• Themen: Belletristik Liebesromane / Romance Historische Liebesromane / Romance
• ISBN: 9781665716918
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.01.2022
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Archway Publishing