A History Of Burning Av Janika Oza

<p><b>FOUR GENERATIONS. THREE SISTERS. ONE DIVIDED NATION.</b><br><br><b>''A remarkable debut . . . haunting, symphonic'' </b><i><b>New York Times</b></i><br><br><b>Pirbhai is only thirteen when he is taken across the sea to East Africa on a vague promise of work. </b>He grows up fast, and when he meets fierce, loyal Sonal, they know instantly they are one another''s future.<br><br>Their family expands and thrives in the orderly, white-washed city of Kampala. But their granddaughters - proud Latika, diligent Mayuri and open-hearted Kiya - come of age in a divided nation. Finally forced to flee the brutality of Idi Amin, the family scatters across the world.<br><br>They take with them a favourite rolling pin, a handful of photos, the taste, memory and language of home. They carry their secrets - past and present - too. One of which, when it comes out, will reveal the true cost of what gets left behind.<br><br><i>A History of Burning </i>is a gorgeous family portrait of love, survival, i