Goa, 1968 is paradise to travellers from beyond. It’s home to those still deciding what home means.
Seven years after the end of Portuguese rule, Goa is continuously changing. While Goans adjust to a new political and cultural reality, foreign tourists flock to Goa in search of sun, freedom and escape.
Almeida Gomez is a twenty-seven-year-old tour guide who moves comfortably between his world and that of the tourists—at least he thinks he does. When a British tourist is found dead on Baga Beach, Almeida is drawn into what transpires and supports the young man’s family. Caught between Goa’s colonial past and an uncertain future, and as the lives of travellers and locals intersect, old loyalties, family expectations and cultural divisions surface. It forces him to confront where he belongs—and what it means to call a place home.
Baga Beach is a novel of identity, belonging and lives brought together in a Goa on the brink of change.
