{"product_id":"colony-diaries-the-c3-move-9789370028821","title":"Colony Diaries: The C3 move","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER in multiple categories, Top 3 in Indian Literature - US \u0026amp; India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Malgudi Days of our generation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the most honest witness to a childhood wasn't a person - but the Colony dog who understands humans more than they understand each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Travelling Cat Chronicles comes a luminous debut set in the sun-drenched afternoons of 1980s and 90s India - a novel about a boy growing up and his family, and the colony dog who watched over everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 Amit Verma 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatching over all of it is Jackie - 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they narrate a single unforgettable year. The friendships that form and fracture. Colony Diaries 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy readers are falling in love with Colony Diaries: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePure 80s \u0026amp; 90s Nostalgia: Cricket matches, summer holidays, neighborhood legends - the \"Society\" childhood, rendered in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Story with Heart Behind It: So moving it inspired the author's 12-year-old daughter to help bring it to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Rare Family Audiobook: Narrated by the author's wife Sanjukta and Daughter, Aira - making it a listening experience unlike any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobally Recognized: #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon categories, praised across multiple countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who loved: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalgudi Days by R.K. Narayan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories by Sudha Murty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin thousands of readers revisiting the colony that shaped us. Scroll up, choose your format, and click Buy Now to start your journey back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in Kindle, Paperback, Hardcover, and the special family-narrated Audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parganiha Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789370028821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Anupam Parganiah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733883842741,"sku":"9789370028821","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/colony-diaries-the-c3-move-9789370028821","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}