{"product_id":"maps-for-lost-lovers-9781400076970","title":"Maps for Lost Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE KIRIYAMA PRIZE - If Gabriel García Márquez had chosen to write about Pakistani immigrants in England, he might have produced a novel as beautiful and devastating as \u003ci\u003eMaps for Lost Lovers.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJugnu and Chanda have disappeared. Like thousands of people all over England, they were lovers and living together out of wedlock. To Chanda's family, however, the disgrace was unforgivable. Perhaps enough so as to warrant murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he explores the disappearance and its aftermath through the eyes of Jugnu's worldly older brother, Shamas, and his devout wife, Kaukab, Nadeem Aslam creates a closely observed and affecting portrait of people whose traditions threaten to bury them alive. The result is a tour de force, intimate, affecting, tragic and suspenseful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNadeem Aslam is the author of a previous award-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eSeason of the Rainbirds \u003c\/i\u003e(1993). He was born in Pakistan and now lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334378131730,"sku":"9781400076970","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6044e01e-1695-44d8-97cb-227a115ea9d2.jpg?v=1727888754","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maps-for-lost-lovers-9781400076970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}