{"product_id":"the-wish-maker-9781594484636","title":"The Wish Maker","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the world-renowned singer-songwriter, a debut novel about a fatherless boy growing up in a family of outspoken women in contemporary Pakistan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wish Maker \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant tale about sacrifice, betrayal, and indestructible friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZaki Shirazi and his female cousin Samar Api were raised to consider themselves \"part of the same litter.\" In a household run by Zaki's crusading political journalist mother and iron-willed grandmother, it was impossible to imagine a future that could hold anything different for each of them. But when adolescence approaches, the cousins' fates diverge, and Zaki is forced to question the meaning of family, selfhood, and commitment to those he loves most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chronicling world-changing events that have never been so intimately observed in fiction, and brimming with unmistakable warmth and humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Wish Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful account of a family and an era, a story that shows how, even in the most rapidly shifting circumstances, there are bonds that survive the tugs of convention, time, and history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAli Sethi grew up in Pakistan in a family of dissenting journalists and publishers. A recent Harvard graduate, he has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. He currently lives in Lahore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649211404562,"sku":"9781594484636","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_182cbad3-faca-4c29-b22f-1935d018c5fc.jpg?v=1733257388","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wish-maker-9781594484636","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}