House of Blue Mangoes, The - Softcover

"Page-turning readability ... manifests the graces and attractions of a lost time."--San Francisco Chronicle

"The book is huge in scope but intimate in detail . . . there are some magnificent set pieces"--Daily Telegraph (London)

"Riveting ... thrilling ... exploding with brilliant, polished passages."--Seattle Times

"Lush, densely detailed, sweeping family saga ... a tale of grand scope."--Time

"Thoroughly engrossing ... Davidar's rich debut ... offers a sweeping and generous view of India's fractured history."--Publishers Weekly

"The House of Blue Mangoes is a perfect body of work, honed and polished to a high gloss"--London Times

"Lush prose ... [Davidar] tells a fine, true, accurate tale with vividness and verve."--Baltimore Sun

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of India's struggle for independence, a sweeping epic, spanning three generations of an Indian family, follows Solomon Dorai, the head of the quaint village of Chevathar, as he makes choices to save his village that will affect the lives of his family for generations to come. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.