{"product_id":"book-1f3m","title":"Colony Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER , Top 3 in Indian Literature - US \u0026amp; India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Malgudi Days of our generation.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the most honest witness to a childhood wasn't a person - but the Colony dog who understood humans more than they understand each other? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e comes a luminous debut set in the sun-drenched afternoons of 1980s and 90s India - a novel about a boy growing up too fast, and the colony dog who watched everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBhilai, 1989. India's steel township is a world unto itself - a cluster of identical quarters, shared courtyards, cricket in the dust, and Doordarshan on Friday nights. Ten-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eAmit Verma\u003c\/strong\u003e has just arrived at C3 with his sister Guddi, ages 10 and 11, navigating middle school, new friendships, and a cast of neighbors who are legends in their own lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatching over all of it is \u003cstrong\u003eJackie\u003c\/strong\u003e - the colony dog, philosopher, and Chief Human Observer - who has seen enough of people to understand them better than they understand themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they narrate a single unforgettable year. The friendships that form and fracture. \u003cem\u003eColony Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e is the book for everyone who has ever tried to hold a place in memory before it slips away - and for every diaspora heart that knows exactly which mango season they are still trying to get back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy readers are falling in love with Colony Diaries:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePure 80s \u0026amp; 90s Nostalgia:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cricket matches, summer holidays, neighborhood legends, the \"Society\" childhood, rendered in full.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Story with Heart Behind It:\u003c\/strong\u003e So moving it inspired the author's 12-year-old daughter to help bring it to the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Rare Family Audiobook:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrated by the author's wife Sanjukta and Daughter, Aira - making it a listening experience unlike any other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlobally Recognized:\u003c\/strong\u003e #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon categories, praised across 9 countries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who loved Remarkably Bright Creatures, he Travelling Cat Chronicles, Malgudi Days, The God of Small Things\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51195951218992,"sku":"BD1f3m","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1f3m-Square-cover.jpg?v=1781203065","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1f3m","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}