{"product_id":"promised-land-hardcover-2","title":"Promised Land - Hardcover","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\u003eKhadija Mastur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the Partition, a new country is born. As millions of refugees pour into Pakistan, swept up in a welter of chaos and deprivation, Sajidah and her father find their way to the Walton refugee camp, uncertain of their future in what is to become their new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSajidah longs to be reunited with her beloved Salahuddin, but her journey out of the camp takes an altogether unforeseen route. Drawn into the lives of another family-refugees like herself-she is wary of its men, particularly Nazim, the eldest son whose gaze lingers over her. But it is the women of the household whose lives and choices will transform her the most: the passionately beseeching Saleema, her domineering mother Khala Bi, the kind but forlorn Amma Bi, and the feisty young housemaid Taji.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith subtlety and insight, Khadija Mastur conjures a d ynamic portrait of spirited women whose lives are wrought by tragedy and trial even as they cling defiantly to the promise of a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhadija Mastur (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhadija Mastur\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-82) was a renowned and award-winning Urdu writer from Pakistan, famous for her novels and short stories. She is best remembered for her novel \u003ci\u003eAangan\u003c\/i\u003e, published in Penguin Classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Courtyard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy Rockwell (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy Rockwell\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, writer and translator living in northern New England, USA. Apart from her essays on literature and art, she has written \u003ci\u003eUpendranath Ashk: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eTaste\u003c\/i\u003e. Her highly acclaimed translations include, among others, Upendranath Ashk's \u003ci\u003eFalling Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, Bhisham Sahni's \u003ci\u003eTamas\u003c\/i\u003e, Khadija Mastur's \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Courtyard \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, Krishna Sobti's \u003ci\u003eA Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391899386105,"sku":"9780670090358","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RP78q1EtAA9780670090358.webp?v=1770232414","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/promised-land-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}