{"product_id":"the-blind-mans-garden-9780345802859","title":"The Blind Man's Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up as brothers in a small town in Pakistan, Jeo and Mikal were inseparable; however as adults their paths have diverged sharply. Jeo is newly married and a dedicated medical student, while Mikal, in love with a woman he can't have, has adopted the life of a vagabond. Nonetheless, when Jeo decides to slip across the border into Afghanistan to help civilians caught in the post-9\/11 clash between American and Taliban forces, Mikal goes with him. But their good intentions cannot keep them out of harm's way. A piercing portrayal of lives upended by war, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Man's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching look at a world in which the line between enemy and ally is indistinct, and the desire to return home burns brightest of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadeem Aslam is the author of three highly acclaimed novels: \u003ci\u003eSeason of the Rainbirds, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won a Betty Trask Award and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eMaps for Lost Lovers, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Kiriyama Prize, short-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Wasted Vigil, \u003c\/i\u003eshort-listed for the Prix Femina ?tranger and the Prix M?dicis ?tranger. He is also the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship. In 2012 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872551276818,"sku":"9780345802859","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65b76f44-63fe-49cd-b1eb-4853e128fcba.jpg?v=1737901711","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blind-mans-garden-9780345802859","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}