A Dip at the Sangam

by Reuben Lachmansingh

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Hardcover

$37.95

Softcover

$22.95

E-Book

$3.99

Hardcover

$37.95

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 5/21/2014

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 322

ISBN : 9781490830292

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 322

ISBN : 9781490830285

Format : E-Book

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 322

ISBN : 9781490830278

About the Book

Discover how sugar—white gold—changed the world and how coolie indentureship replaced slavery through trickery and kidnapping. Against the backdrop of plantation life, the author, a master of innovative historical fiction, lures the reader into a world of intrigue, adventure, and romance.

Caught up in this grand scheme, thugs snatch Raja away from his pretty wife and herd him to join the hundreds of thousands before and after him onto a sailing ship in Calcutta headed to the distant colony of British Guiana. The year is 1869.

When the British fail to return Raja to his homeland, he makes good as a free man in the new colony. In his old age, he returns to his native home. Will he relight the spark of a once beautiful romance? Does he find solace in the Old World or the New?

About the Author

Reuben Lachmansingh is a graduate in Biology of the University of Toronto and an Honorary Companion of the University of Guelph. He has worked as a civil servant, science teacher, award-winning motelier, and entrepreneur. In his free time, he has travelled the world, practised taekwondo, and played in league as well as Oldies International cricket tournaments, earning several trophies and medals.

Customer Reviews

"A well written novel covering much historical facts about the reinvention of slavery. The British were quite clever to march into India and capture the entire nation hardly firing a shot, but manipulated the people to enslave each other while making off with the wealth of the country. Mr. Latchmansingh wrote so eloquently bringing back much memories of my native Guyana (the birds, vegetation, and much more), evoking emotions ranging from sadness, anger, laughter and even disgust. He is a great storyteller and I can just imagine him sitting around a campfire with friends talking and laughing till the wee hours of the night. Throw in a bottle of ""bushrum' for the boys. Good Luck my friend. I enjoyed you book. "

Lomas R Sharma
"A Dip at the Sangam is a historical novel for all readers. It traces the journey of one man through all his trials to a momentous and happy ending. In the second half, the book becomes a page turner. Lovely descriptions, well written."

John f
"A well written novel covering much historical facts about the reinvention of slavery. The British were quite clever to march into India and capture the entire nation hardly firing a shot, but manipulated the people to enslave each other while making off with the wealth of the country. Mr. Latchmansingh wrote so eloquently bringing back much memories of my native Guyana (the birds, vegetation, and much more), evoking emotions ranging from sadness, anger, laughter and even disgust. He is a great storyteller and I can just imagine him sitting around a campfire with friends talking and laughing till the wee hours of the night. Throw in a bottle of ""bushrum' for the boys. Good Luck my friend. I enjoyed you book. "

Lomas R Sharma
"A Dip at the Sangam is a historical novel for all readers. It traces the journey of one man through all his trials to a momentous and happy ending. In the second half, the book becomes a page turner. Lovely descriptions, well written."

John f
"A well written novel covering much historical facts about the reinvention of slavery. The British were quite clever to march into India and capture the entire nation hardly firing a shot, but manipulated the people to enslave each other while making off with the wealth of the country. Mr. Latchmansingh wrote so eloquently bringing back much memories of my native Guyana (the birds, vegetation, and much more), evoking emotions ranging from sadness, anger, laughter and even disgust. He is a great storyteller and I can just imagine him sitting around a campfire with friends talking and laughing till the wee hours of the night. Throw in a bottle of ""bushrum' for the boys. Good Luck my friend. I enjoyed you book."

Lomas R Sharma

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