{"product_id":"haunting-bombay","title":"Haunting Bombay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[An] intriguing debut novel...Agarwal seeks to give voice to the dispossessed through the supernatural.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Shilpa] Agarwal's work will definitely appeal to fans of Monica Ali and Jhumpa Lahiri by virtue of its characters and setting, but it retains a fresh, original feel that will draw in new readers with its own literary merit. Recommended for all but the smallest fiction collections.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In her stunning debut novel Shilpa Agarwal takes on the ghosts that bedevil young Pinky Mittal's extended family and dispatches them with rambunctious wit and affection. The result is like finely wrought mirror work, a glittering tapestry of vibrant contradictions, characters, and mysteries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHaunting Bombay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e flirts deliciously with the true spirit of India.”—Aimee Liu, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlash House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter her mother’s death crossing the border from Pakistan to India during Partition, baby Pinky was taken in by her grandmother, Maji, the matriarch of the powerful Mittal family. Now thirteen years old, Pinky lives with her grandmother and her uncle’s family in a bungalow on the Malabar Heights in Bombay. While she has never really been accepted by her uncle’s family, she has always had Maji’s love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne day, as monsoons engulf the city, Pinky opens a mysteriously bolted door, unleashing the ghosts of an infant who drowned shortly before Pinky’s arrival and of the nursemaid who cared for the child. Three generations of the Mittal family must struggle to come to terms with their secrets amidst hidden shame, forbidden love, and a call for absolute sacrifice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShilpa Agarwal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Bombay and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Duke University and UCLA and has taught at both UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. As an unpublished novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHaunting Bombay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won a 2003 First Words Literary Prize for South Asian Writers. It is her first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre - Owned Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50949504499990,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/5850\/6774\/files\/51E1TEZ8iaL._SY425.jpg?v=1768676101","url":"https:\/\/www.kharidobecho.in\/products\/haunting-bombay","provider":"KharidobechoBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}