House of Blue Mangoes

<p>In 1899 in the south Indian village of Chevathar Solomon Dorai is contemplating the imminent destruction of his world and everything he holds dear. As the <em>thalaivar </em> or headman of Chevathar he seeks to preserve the village from both catastrophe and change and the decisions he makes will mark his family for generations to come.</p><p>A gripping family chronicle <em>The House of Blue Mangoes</em> spans nearly half a century and three generations of the Dorai family as they search for their place in a rapidly changing society. The novel brings vividly to life a small corner of India while offering a stark indictment of colonialism and reflecting with great poignancy on the inexorable social transformations of the subcontinent.</p>