House of Caravans by Shilpi Suneja Hardback Book 9781639550142

A sweeping and richly evocative debut novel of a family bound by memory and legacy love and loss and a homeland forever changedLahore British India 1943 As resentment of colonial rule grows so do acts of rebellion Seduced by idealistic visions at seventeen Chhote Nanu is imprisoned for planting a bomb on behalf of the resistance leaving his brother Barre to fight for his freedom But Chhote is consumed not by thoughts of family and liberation but by the beautiful halfEnglish woman he met before his arrest Who was she really and who was the child with herKanpur India 2002 Karan Khati is studying in the States when his younger sister Ila informs him that their grandfather Barre Nanu has died and asks that he return home When he arrives he finds their estranged mother at odds with their embittered granduncle Chhote As hard truths and harmful legacies of familial and religious prejudice resurface an alreadyfractured family must learn to heal after being driven apart by years of contentious secrets and unresolved heartacheamp160amp160Spanning generations Shilpi Sunejas House of Caravans is a masterfully told and moving portrayal of a family and a nation divided by the lasting consequences of colonialism