{"product_id":"chickpeas-to-cook-and-other-stories-9789815017038","title":"Chickpeas to Cook and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStories about women of Singapore, exiles and dreamers, lovers and seekers of the path\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChickpeas to Cook \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of the woman of the tribe, women from some of the smallest of communities, often no more than a few hundred families in Singapore. How do these women live, think, breathe? What does the Dawoodi Bohra woman answer, for instance, when she's asked if her daughter will don the \u003cem\u003eridah\u003c\/em\u003e after marriage? When does the Sikh woman decide it's time to come out of her brother's shadow and live for herself? What does the Eurasian woman do when her DNA report arrives and it doesn't quite tally with what her parents told her? What does the Zoroastrian woman tell the author about bridges and confluences while she helps her navigate a difficult period of introspection?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11810522\"\u003eNilanjana SenGupta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.09w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789815017038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9815017039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNilanjana Sengupta, an author based in Singapore. Her publications include, \u003cem\u003eA Gentleman's Word: The Legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose in Southeast Asia\u003c\/em\u003e (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2012), \u003cem\u003eThe Female Voice of Myanmar: Khin Myo Chit to Aung San Suu Kyi\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2015), \u003cem\u003e Singapore, My Country: Biography of M Bala Subramanion\u003c\/em\u003e (World Scientific Press, 2016) and \u003cem\u003eThe Votive Pen: Writings on Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e (Penguin Random House, 2020). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Sea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44497846075629,"sku":"9789815017038","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_bb94e190-bdfb-4890-9de5-131cab1a756d.jpg?v=1700955229","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/chickpeas-to-cook-and-other-stories-9789815017038","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}