{"product_id":"marriage-of-a-thousand-lies-9781616959470","title":"Marriage of a Thousand Lies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"What a gorgeous, heartbreaking novel.\"--Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e​\u003cb\u003e​\u003cbr\u003eA necessary and exciting addition to both the Sri Lankan-American and LGBTQ canons, SJ Sindu's debut novel offers a moving and sharply rendered​ exploration of friendship, family, love, and loss. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucky and her husband, Krishna, are gay. They present an illusion of marital bliss to their conservative Sri Lankan-American families, while each dates on the side. It's not ideal, but for Lucky, it seems to be working. She goes out dancing, she drinks a bit, she makes ends meet by doing digital art on commission. But when Lucky's grandmother has a nasty fall, Lucky returns to her childhood home and unexpectedly reconnects with her former best friend and first lover, Nisha, who is preparing for her own arranged wedding with a man she's never met. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the connection between the two women is rekindled, Lucky tries to save Nisha from entering a marriage based on a lie. But does Nisha really want to be saved? And after a decade's worth of lying, can Lucky break free of her own circumstances and build a new life? Is she willing to walk away from all that she values about her parents and community to live in a new truth? As Lucky--an outsider no matter what choices she makes--is pushed to the breaking point, \u003ci\u003eMarriage of a Thousand Lies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vivid exploration of a life lived at a complex intersection of race, sexuality, and nationality. The result is a profoundly American debut novel shot through with humor and loss, a story of love, family, and the truths that define us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSJ Sindu is a Tamil diaspora author of two literary novels, two hybrid chapbooks, and two forthcoming graphic novels. Sindu's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMarriage of a Thousand Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award and the second novel, \u003ci\u003eBlue-Skinned Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, is currently a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Sindu's newest work is the hybrid chapbook titled \u003ci\u003eDominant Genes\u003c\/i\u003e. Sindu holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Florida State University and teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough. More at sjsindu.com or @sjsindu on Twitter\/Instagram.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soho Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557082730770,"sku":"9781616959470","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c33fa54-953d-4fc0-8918-3aed607fc10e.jpg?v=1731770621","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marriage-of-a-thousand-lies-9781616959470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}