This is the story of love, determination, strife and fortitude. This is the story of a family that has been through the scorching flames of the times it finds itself in, politically, socially and economically.

A well-researched, rock-solid documentation written by a writer who knows his ammo. For anyone interested in Goan history, culture, social life, architecture, cuisine, stories from Goa and stories about Goa, I suggest you read the Political Timeline carefully. It is a summary of the history of Goa and helps us understand the backdrop against which all the action that happened prior to and in 1961.

We have been subjected to history that has always come from top down. Now comes the time to look at our own history from bottom up....