Leigh Grossman: Under the Banyan Tree, Gebunden

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Under the Banyan Tree is Leigh Grossman's first book for a general audience. In this evocative memoir, she recounts her childhood in India after her family's move there a decade after the end of British rule and the 1947 Partition that created the nations of India and Pakistan.

When the family left Washington State, commercial jet travel was still in its infancy, communication with home depended on letters, telegrams, and expensive telephone calls, and diseases such as smallpox, malaria, cholera, tuberculosis, and leprosy remained a part of daily life. Arriving in a country both bewildering and captivating, nine-year-old Leigh encountered a world far removed from the one she had known.

Through a collection of vivid and deeply personal stories, Grossman brings to life the sights, sounds, and people who shaped her formative years. India became more than a place she lived-it became a place that educated, challenged, and inspired her, influencing many of the decisions and values that guided her throughout her life.

At the heart of these stories are the relationships that sustained and transformed her: her grandmother, parents, brothers, friends, and the many individuals whose lives became intertwined with her own. Fascinating, surprising, beautiful, and unsettling, Under the Banyan Tree is a testament to the enduring influence of childhood and to the profound ways in which people and places shape who we become.

This one-of-a-kind memoir invites readers into a remarkable time and place while exploring a universal truth: the experiences of childhood continue to echo throughout our lives.