One Sohra Summer by Iadalang Pyngrope

Includes a Candour On Canvas bookmark.
ISBN 978-1482817164.
 
Step into the mist-soaked hills of Sohra with One Sohra Summer—a quiet, intimate retelling of life in a world shaped by rain, kinship and inherited traditions, written by my mother.
 
Set in Sohra, the Khasi name for Cherrapunjee, well known for being the wettest place on earth, the book follows Bor and his family as they navigate the rhythms of a close-knit society—one that had yet to meet the gaze of the outside world.
 
Drawn from stories rooted in the 18th and 19th centuries, these pages uncover the texture of daily life: the pull of clan ties, the weight of customs and the subtle shifts that marked each season of their existence.
 
What emerges is both deeply personal and quietly universal—a meditation on belonging, identity and the human urge to understand one’s place within a changing world.
 
For readers intrigued by cultural memory, regional histories, family narratives or philosophical reflection, One Sohra Summer offers a rare glimpse into the lived realities of the Khasi people through an observant, storytelling lens.