Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays
Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays is a memoir of growing up as an Indian Foreign Service child in the 1970s and 80s, weaving travel, history, and personal growth into an adventurous, comforting narrative. It’s for readers who love resilience-filled memoirs and cross-cultural stories, inviting you to follow a courageous voice across six countries before age fifteen and learn what it means to belong and persevere.
In Altars Of Yearning, Devare writes with a natural, cinematic flair where each chapter is set against a real historical moment—the era’s upheavals, from Indira Gandhi’s assassination to South Korea’s student democracy movement—while the story remains deeply intimate. From scaling Himalayan hillsides to wandering cosmopolitan streets, the book layers vivid landscapes with family memories, creating a travelogue that is as much about place as it is about growing up. The comforting presence of the Indian flag threads through the journey, reminding us that home can travel with you when you move around the world.
The memoir explains how a child learns to “fit in” while staying true to roots, offering accessible insights into resilience, adaptability, and belonging. It blends engaging storytelling with reflective moments, making history feel personal and lessons easy to carry into everyday life. If you enjoy a warm, thoughtful voice, this narrative invites curiosity and leaves you inspired by a life of courage, love, and perseverance.
- Six-country upbringing by age fifteen, seen through a child’s eyes
- Adventurous, cinematic storytelling that blends travel, culture, and history
- Vivid settings from Himalayan hills to cosmopolitan streets
- Warm explorations of family life, belonging, and the art of adapting
- Historical touchpoints interwoven with personal memory (Indira Gandhi’s assassination; South Korea’s student democracy movement)
- Lessons in resilience, love, and the strength to persevere through change
After finishing Altars Of Yearning, readers carry a sense of courage and curiosity, a deeper appreciation for family bonds, and a nuanced understanding of what it means to belong anywhere in the world.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays
Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays
Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays is a memoir of growing up as an Indian Foreign Service child in the 1970s and 80s, weaving travel, history, and personal growth into an adventurous, comforting narrative. It’s for readers who love resilience-filled memoirs and cross-cultural stories, inviting you to follow a courageous voice across six countries before age fifteen and learn what it means to belong and persevere.
In Altars Of Yearning, Devare writes with a natural, cinematic flair where each chapter is set against a real historical moment—the era’s upheavals, from Indira Gandhi’s assassination to South Korea’s student democracy movement—while the story remains deeply intimate. From scaling Himalayan hillsides to wandering cosmopolitan streets, the book layers vivid landscapes with family memories, creating a travelogue that is as much about place as it is about growing up. The comforting presence of the Indian flag threads through the journey, reminding us that home can travel with you when you move around the world.
The memoir explains how a child learns to “fit in” while staying true to roots, offering accessible insights into resilience, adaptability, and belonging. It blends engaging storytelling with reflective moments, making history feel personal and lessons easy to carry into everyday life. If you enjoy a warm, thoughtful voice, this narrative invites curiosity and leaves you inspired by a life of courage, love, and perseverance.
- Six-country upbringing by age fifteen, seen through a child’s eyes
- Adventurous, cinematic storytelling that blends travel, culture, and history
- Vivid settings from Himalayan hills to cosmopolitan streets
- Warm explorations of family life, belonging, and the art of adapting
- Historical touchpoints interwoven with personal memory (Indira Gandhi’s assassination; South Korea’s student democracy movement)
- Lessons in resilience, love, and the strength to persevere through change
After finishing Altars Of Yearning, readers carry a sense of courage and curiosity, a deeper appreciation for family bonds, and a nuanced understanding of what it means to belong anywhere in the world.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
Altars Of Yearning: How India Prays is a memoir of growing up as an Indian Foreign Service child in the 1970s and 80s, weaving travel, history, and personal growth into an adventurous, comforting narrative. It’s for readers who love resilience-filled memoirs and cross-cultural stories, inviting you to follow a courageous voice across six countries before age fifteen and learn what it means to belong and persevere.
In Altars Of Yearning, Devare writes with a natural, cinematic flair where each chapter is set against a real historical moment—the era’s upheavals, from Indira Gandhi’s assassination to South Korea’s student democracy movement—while the story remains deeply intimate. From scaling Himalayan hillsides to wandering cosmopolitan streets, the book layers vivid landscapes with family memories, creating a travelogue that is as much about place as it is about growing up. The comforting presence of the Indian flag threads through the journey, reminding us that home can travel with you when you move around the world.
The memoir explains how a child learns to “fit in” while staying true to roots, offering accessible insights into resilience, adaptability, and belonging. It blends engaging storytelling with reflective moments, making history feel personal and lessons easy to carry into everyday life. If you enjoy a warm, thoughtful voice, this narrative invites curiosity and leaves you inspired by a life of courage, love, and perseverance.
- Six-country upbringing by age fifteen, seen through a child’s eyes
- Adventurous, cinematic storytelling that blends travel, culture, and history
- Vivid settings from Himalayan hills to cosmopolitan streets
- Warm explorations of family life, belonging, and the art of adapting
- Historical touchpoints interwoven with personal memory (Indira Gandhi’s assassination; South Korea’s student democracy movement)
- Lessons in resilience, love, and the strength to persevere through change
After finishing Altars Of Yearning, readers carry a sense of courage and curiosity, a deeper appreciation for family bonds, and a nuanced understanding of what it means to belong anywhere in the world.
