{"product_id":"32024-one-a-half-wife","title":"One \u0026 a Half Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Meghna Pant\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Westland Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2012\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9789381626481\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike most Indian immigrants, Amara Malhotra is not destined to achieve the American Dream. Much to the anxiety of her parents – the spirited Biji and the doting Baba – Amara leads an unremarkable life. That is, until she marries Harvard-educated millionaire, Prashant Roy.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, this fairy-tale isn’t meant to last, and even as Amara’s marriage collapses, she finds herself returning to the land of her birth, to the small city of Shimla.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, in a borough grappling with questions of modernity, Amara is caught in a tug-of-war between old beliefs and new ones, between parents who favour obedience and new friends who encourage independent thought.  With powerful insights, One and a Half Wife traces the coming-of-age of multiple characters, while re-defining family, relationships and love in contemporary India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Meghna Pant’s writing sparkles with subtle wit, a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour and an acute power of observation. One and a Half wife is a welcome addition to diasporic writing from India.” \u003cbr\u003e--- Manju Jaidka, Author,  Scandal Point\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An interesting read that will connect with many”\u003cbr\u003e--- Mini Menon, News Anchor \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Competent and Charming !”\u003cbr\u003e--- Jerry Pinto, Writer and Journalist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Meghna Pant \/ Westland Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776633352361,"sku":"32024","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/32024_0b33d050-acb0-47bf-a9b5-adaa3fc76993.jpg?v=1625520148","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/32024-one-a-half-wife","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}