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When Home Becomes Hostile, Where Do You Belong? Author Liz Matney weaves a courageous and poetic memoir of faith, identity, and resilience across generations. Born in the US but shaped by her family's legacy in India, Liz returns to a homeland transformed by rising religious nationalism. What begins as a visit becomes a harrowing confrontation with betrayal, injustice, and the unraveling of a once-peaceful sanctuary. Through lyrical storytelling and prophetic honesty, Matney explores the cost of speaking truth, the power of generational faith, and the deep ache of exile-even on native soil. Home in Exile reveals The quiet unraveling of pluralism in modern India Betrayal within a legacy of faith and service How prayer and perseverance shape identity in exile More than a memoir, Home in Exile is a call to remember, resist, and restore what is sacred.

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Home in Exile reads like a novel telling a story that transcends generations and continents. It is a story of identity and ideology, of courage and cowardice, of patience and power. It is the story of the best of faith seeking to deny the worst of religion. It is the story of one family's attempt to keep their country on its path of pluralism and peace. Home in Exile, however, is not a novel but a true story told by a daughter-granddaughter-wife-mother who wanted to serve her grandparents' country by serving others. You will not be able to put it down as you reflect on what its keen insight offers you, wherever you may be."" -Chris Seiple, Former President of the Institute for Global Engagement and the founder of the Council on Faith & International Affairs ""Set against the backdrop of India's shifting socio-political landscape, Home in Exile is more than a memoir-it is a call to remember, to resist, and to heal. It is a courageous and deeply moving testament to faith, family, and resilience in the face of political, spiritual, and personal upheaval. Through evocative prose, the author leads us into the heart of a family legacy rooted in service, love, and intergenerational strength-only to reveal how that very legacy is tested by betrayal, bigotry, and the forces of rising nationalism. The tamarind trees that frame the narrative are a powerful metaphor: ancient, rooted, bearing witness to joy, injustice, and endurance. What struck me most was the Liz's unwavering honesty and her ability to hold grief and grace in the same breath. Her voice is prophetic yet grounded, tender yet unflinching. This story will resonate deeply with anyone who has ever struggled to belong, to speak out, or to reconcile love for a homeland with sorrow for what it has become. -Lalita Iyer, Indian author and journalist

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Liz Matney, PhD, is a writer and advocate for religious freedom and human rights. Her debut book, Home in Exile, draws from personal and global experience to explore identity, injustice, and resilience in the face of political and spiritual upheaval.

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