{"product_id":"house-number-12-block-number-3-9781735414577","title":"House Number 12 Block Number 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse Number 12 Block Number 3\u003c\/em\u003e has been selected as a \u003cstrong\u003eMulticultural finalist in Foreword Reviews' prestigious 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards and the Martin Cruz Smith Golden Poppy Award for Emerging Diverse Voices!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarachi, Pakistan (20th century) - Nadia has changed. She has been waking up in the middle of the night in fits of anxiety, avoiding her friends and family, and skipping her university classes. With the recent death of her father, Haji Rahmat, Nadia's condition has further spiraled. There is no acceptable diagnosis for her behavior, and speculations abound: she may have a rare disease, she may be possessed by a jinn, or perhaps she is inclined to madness. Whatever the cause of this mysterious affliction, Zainab, Nadia's mother, is at pains to keep it hidden from the community at large; she is worried Nadia will be labeled as mad, and she knows all too well the taboos that mental illness brings with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the country tethers on political unrest, and Nadia seems to get worse by the day, the family searches desperately for the cause of, and the cure for their daughter's mysterious malady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouse Number 12 Block Number 3, the home that has sheltered the Rahmat family for decades, narrates and recollects past events, trying to absolve itself of the burden it feels of being privy to the real reason for Nadia's turmoil, but not being able to do anything about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalagamwala, Sana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sana Balagamwala grew up in Karachi, Pakistan. She has a degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Southern California, and a Master's in Education from Loyola Marymount University. She is also pursuing a Master's in Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge. English is her second language, and she is fluent in Urdu and Hindi. House Number 12 Block Number 3 is her debut novel.","brand":"Hidden Shelf Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383203893522,"sku":"9781735414577","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8404586-6d32-4f69-a43f-f7c924d0cc54.jpg?v=1728780772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/house-number-12-block-number-3-9781735414577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}