{"product_id":"the-wish-maker-paperback","title":"The Wish Maker - 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\u003eAli Sethi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant, enthralling debut novel about a fatherless boy growing up in a family of outspoken women in contemporary Pakistan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wish Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is also a tale of sacrifice, betrayal, and indestructible friendship. Zaki Shirazi and his female cousin Samar Api were raised to consider themselves \"part of the same litter.\" In a household run by Zaki's crusading political journalist mother and iron-willed grandmother, it was impossible to imagine a future that could hold anything different for each of them. But when adolescence approaches, the cousins' fates diverge, and Zaki is forced to question the meaning of family, selfhood, and commitment to those he loves most. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chronicling world-changing events that have never been so intimately observed in fiction, and brimming with unmistakable warmth and humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Wish Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful account of a family and an era, a story that shows how, even in the most rapidly shifting circumstances, there are bonds that survive the tugs of convention, time, and history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Sethi grew up in Pakistan in a family of dissenting journalists and publishers. A recent Harvard graduate, he has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. He currently lives in Lahore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256198938873,"sku":"9781594484636","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7NaSnI2x5W9781594484636.webp?v=1768731162","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-wish-maker-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}