{"product_id":"4041-salt-and-saffron","title":"Salt and Saffron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kamila Shamsie\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 244\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0747553823\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the subcontinent from the Muslim invasions to the Partition, this is a magical novel about the shapes stories can take - turning into myths, appearing in history books and entering into our lives.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dard-e-Dils are characterized by their clavicles and love of stories.  Aliya may not have inherited her family's patrician looks, she is much a prey to the legends of her family that stretch back of the days of Timur Lang.  Aristocratic and eccentric - the can has plenty of stories to tell, and secrets to hide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is a sting to most tales, for the Dard-e-Dils are cursed by their 'not-quite' twins.  Aliya begins to believe that she is another 'not-quite twin' cosmically connected with her aunt Mariam and in a way that hardly bodes well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKamila Shamsie is a superb storyteller and rites with warmth and gusto  Through the many anecdotes about the Dard-e-Dils, she hints at the larger tale of a divided nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Kamila Shamsie \/ Bloomsbury \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776659108009,"sku":"4041","price":22.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/5682_03922ae4-88c5-4131-b0c2-4ca6138e268f.jpg?v=1625520767","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/4041-salt-and-saffron","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}