{"product_id":"the-house-on-east-canal-neerja-raman-9781665716918","title":"The House on East Canal Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An evocative, well-imagined portrayal of late-colonial India through one family's eyes.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Kirkus Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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 \u0026amp; Foundry Company...\"), and a solid grasp of the real history that shapes the lives of the fictional characters.\u003cbr\u003e The writing is strong...the thoughtful exploration of the experience of colonialism makes the story a rewarding read...\"\u003cbr\u003e - Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neerja Raman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665716916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665716918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Neerja Raman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046283604223,"sku":"9781665716918","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88f0d944-c05f-47b5-80bd-25ff03366c4f.jpg?v=1684983697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-on-east-canal-neerja-raman-9781665716918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}