{"product_id":"leaving-india-my-familys-journey-from-five-villages-to-five-continents","title":"Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents","description":"An inspiring personal saga that explores the collisions of choice and history that led one unforgettable family to become immigrants In this groundbreaking work,Minal Hajratwala mixes history,memoir, and reportage to explore the questions facing not only her own Indian family but that of every immigrant:Where did we come from?Why did we leave?\nWhat did we give up and gain in the process?\nBeginning with her great-grandfather Motiram’s original flight from British-occupied India to Fiji, where he rose from tailor to department store mogul,Hajratwala follows her ancestors across the twentieth century to explain how they came to be spread across five continents and nine countries.\nAs she delves into the relationship between personal choice and the great historical forcesBritish colonialism, apartheid,Gandhi’s Salt March, and American immigration policythat helped to shape her family’s experiences, Hajratwala brings to light for the very first time the story of the Indian diaspora.\nThis luminous narrative by a child of immigrants offers a deeply intimate look at what it means to call more than one part of the world home. Leaving India should find its place alongside Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family and Daniel Mendelsohn’s The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0618251294\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0618251294.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hajratwala, Minal\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43333536940093,"sku":"BVV.0618251294.G","price":6.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0618251294-0.jpg?v=1783633714","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/leaving-india-my-familys-journey-from-five-villages-to-five-continents","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}