The Right Choice

About the Book

The year is 1510 and 10 yr. old Krishna and his friends are clamouring through the sand dunes and coastline near their village in the Konkan region of India, called Goa. Suddenly they spy tall, strange ships sailing towards the coast. This is the story of the Portuguese arrival and conquest of this area of India and how the lives of Krishna, his family and friends are affected over the next 60 years, as the Portuguese claim the territory for their own and instill their own traditions and seek to convert the typically Hindu natives to the new religion – Catholicism.

About the Author

Joseph Figueredo was born in Saligao, Goa and lived in Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi before immigrating to Canada in 1962. Joseph is a Lawyer, Chartered Accountant and tenured College professor for 27 years. His passions include art, music, dancing, literature and his family. He is a founding member of Goan associations in Montreal, Quebec, the city he has called home for over 50 years. This is his first novel, and it depicts his love of his homeland and the incredible events of the early 16th century that shaped his people.