{"product_id":"a-place-within-rediscovering-india-9780385661799","title":"A Place Within Rediscovering India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inimitable M.G. Vassanji turns his eye to India, the homeland of his ancestors, in this powerfully moving tale of family and country. Part travelogue, part history, \u003ci\u003eA Place Within\u003c\/i\u003e is M.G. Vassanji’s intelligent and beautifully written journey to explore where he belongs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It would take many lifetimes, it was said to me during  my first visit, to see all of India. The desperation must have shown on my face to  absorb and digest all I possibly could. This was not something I had articulated  or resolved; and yet I recall an anxiety as I travelled the length and breadth of  the country, senses raw to every new experience, that even in the distraction of  a blink I might miss something profoundly significant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was not born in India,  nor were my parents; that might explain much in my expectation of that visit. Yet  how many people go to the homeland of their grandparents with such a heartload of  exp","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525112111447,"sku":"9780385661799","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780385661799.jpg?v=1731859267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-place-within-rediscovering-india-9780385661799","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}