{"product_id":"nectar-in-a-sieve-9780451531728","title":"Nectar in a Sieve","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarried as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that \"will wring your heart out\" (Associated Press).\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Indira Ganesan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e And an Afterword by Thrity Umrigar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamala Markandaya \u003c\/b\u003ewas a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. Born in Bangalore, India in 1924, Markandaya was educated at the University of Madras in Chennai, India, and worked briefly for a weekly newspaper before emigrating to England in 1948. There she met her husband, with whom she lived in London. \u003ci\u003eNectar in a Sieve\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, was published in 1954. She died in England in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749262360850,"sku":"9780451531728","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41bcd14d-bc92-411c-b0f8-8e4006a1f2e5.jpg?v=1764074043","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nectar-in-a-sieve-9780451531728","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}