{"product_id":"the-illuminated-by-anindita-ghose","title":"The Illuminated By Anindita Ghose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best books for 2023'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst a rising tide of fundamentalism in India, a mother and daughter lose the most important man in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShashi, fifty-something and suddenly widowed, tries to contact her only daughter, Tara, to break the news, but cannot reach her. As Shashi confronts her loss, she finds, amidst grief, unexpected new freedoms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, Tara, a spoiled but brilliant university student, has retreated to Dharamsala to deal with the fall out from an ill-advised relationship. Her self-imposed solitude makes contact near impossible, so by the time she learns of her loss, the funeral is already over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout the man that bound them, Shashi and Tara struggle to reconcile. But his absence also makes them a target for an emerging religious group determined to put women in their place, and Shashi and Tara individually prepare to defend their independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf mother and daughter are to come together, they must find a way to understand both their new world, and each other. But can you ever emerge from an eclipse unscathed?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Lyrical throughout yet so deceptively easygoing... an extraordinary novel' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Powerful, evocative and accomplished it's hard to believe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Illuminated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a debut' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Gives voice to a new generation' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 28\/02\/2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 304\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 233 x 154mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Anindita Ghose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47852025381174,"sku":"9781803289786","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Opening_46.jpg?v=1716246424","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-illuminated-by-anindita-ghose","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}