{"product_id":"the-shadow-lines-9780618329960","title":"The Shadow Lines","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A stunning novel\" following two families--one British, one Bengali--from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Amitav Ghosh's radiant second novel follows an English family and a Bengali family as their lives intertwine across the generations in both tragic and comic ways. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe narrator, Indian born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, from the outbreak of World War II to the late twentieth century, through years of Bengali partition and violence--observing the ways in which political events invade private lives--in an \"ambitious, funny, poignant\" saga (A. K. Ramanujan).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amusing, sad, wise, and truly international in scope.\" --\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\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-123873\"\u003eAmitav Ghosh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.52w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618329960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 061832996X\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489180676333,"sku":"9780618329960","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9a01eb43-9bb0-4760-9cfc-a6fdc7db6c97.jpg?v=1700862835","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-shadow-lines-9780618329960","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}