Expeditions across flooded rivers to draw the blood of bats and tortoises to cure a disease; reptilian encounters in one’s bedroom; solo treks across dense forests; haunted coves, and quirky locals. Strict Jesuit Brothers in boarding school, dormitory antics, and a constant war with bedbugs! These were all part of Mickey’s childhood consequent to the family’s move to a flourishing coffee plantation in the verdant hills of the Western Ghats, where he learnt several life lessons. Ex-super cop, Maxwell Pereira pens Magadi Acres­ based on the memories of his boyhood. As he narrates his own story, he also accurately chronicles the history of coffee—the humble bean that shook the world, induced multiple bans, rocked kings and the clergy, and brought political upheavals across the globe.