{"product_id":"6448-diamond-dust","title":"Diamond Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Anita Desai\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 207\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): NA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming new collection of stories that are both serious and wonderfully entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld relationships stir up buried resentments, a beloved dog causes havoc, a businessman away from home sees his own death, and freedom springs in surprising ways.  In this brilliant new collection of funny, sad, compassionate and charming stories, Anita Desai shows us ordinary lives in a disconcerting world, where hopes and dreams clash with disappointment and the human spirit shines strongly from India to Canada and England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BOOK: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExquisite. These are stories whose beauty is in the detail, and their knowledge of the human psyche.  They sparkle, not with the brash glitter of rhinestones, but with the intenser, more complex fie of real diamonds.                                                           - The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnita Desai is one of the most brilliant and subtle writers ever to have described the meeting of eastern and western culture.  Her new collection of stories is both serious and wonderfully entertaining.                                                         - Alison Lurie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesai is one of India's finest writers in English.  A charming collection that leaves you desperately thumbing the pages for another story.                                                         - Time Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesai creates unforgettable moments, both visual and emotional.  She is one of the best English language novelists of modern times.  Her work is always beautifully honed: the language precise, the tone perceptive.  Diamond Dust if a gem of a book.                                                        - Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnsentimental, dazzling, funny and achingly sad.                                                        - Literary Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Anita Desai \/ Vintage \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776668741801,"sku":"6448","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6448_c1a960f0-1061-4627-b72d-eec778a7bb82.jpg?v=1625520956","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/6448-diamond-dust","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}