{"product_id":"cheater-s-guide-to-love-copy","title":"Shanti","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"summary_description\" class=\"section-st pt--4-tb pb--5-tb pt--03-mb pb--05-mb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col__item-right\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was she? Where was she going? Why did she return?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1945, and twenty-year-old Shiv, grieving his identical twin brother, retreats to a small town in Uttar Pradesh. He is preparing to jump onto the train tracks when he is stopped by the sight of a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShanti’s husband is a fighter pilot missing in Burma. For the past three years she has travelled the country in search of him. In every military hospital she visits she hears a new story, and every time she passes through Leharia she tells one to Shiv. Through stories within stories Chandra tells a spiralling tale of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorrowing a structure from the Mahabharata, Vikram Chandra tells a spiralling story of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate Published: 17\/10\/2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780571356867\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56783869870460,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2428\/5821\/files\/Shanti-479x690.jpg?v=1778942303","url":"https:\/\/shop.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/products\/cheater-s-guide-to-love-copy","provider":"Birmingham Museums Trust","version":"1.0","type":"link"}