{"product_id":"madras-on-rainy-days-a-novel","title":"Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samina Ali\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 309\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lyrical debut\" (\u003ci\u003eAsian Week\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces an \"abundantly talented new voice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312423308\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.92 Pounds, Width: 0.71 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samina Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53112032657715,"sku":"9780312423308","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/9780312423308.jpg?v=1772756982","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/madras-on-rainy-days-a-novel","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}