{"product_id":"burnt-sugar-paperback","title":"Burnt Sugar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAvni Doshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, a searing literary debut novel set in India about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I would be lying if I say my mother's misery has never given me pleasure,\" says Antara, Tara's now-adult daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a love story and a story about betrayal--not between lovers but between a mother and a daughter. . . . In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, embarked on a stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing a disheveled, homeless \"artist,\" all with little Antara in tow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But now Tara is forgetting things, and Antara is an adult--an artist and married--and must search for a way to make peace with a past that haunts her as she confronts the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, \u003ci\u003eBurnt Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eunpicks the slippery, choking cord of memory and myth that binds mother and daughter: Is Tara's memory loss real? Are Antara's memories fair? In vivid and visceral prose, Avni Doshi tells a story at once shocking and empathetic of a mother-daughter relationship and a daughter's search for self. A journey into shifting memories, altering identities, and the subjective nature of truth, \u003ci\u003eBurnt Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eis the stunning and unforgettable debut of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvni Doshi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New Jersey in 1982. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBurnt Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and rights have been sold in 21 countries. She studied art history at Barnard College and earned her MA in the history of art at University College, London. She was awarded the Charles Pick Fellowship at the University of East Anglia and the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize. Doshi lives in Dubai with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252221133049,"sku":"9781419752933","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WmIvNUVUUjliWDdHNzJ5bjl4Z0Ewdz09.webp?v=1768684698","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/burnt-sugar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}