{"product_id":"madras-on-rainy-days-9780312423308","title":"Madras on Rainy Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lyrical debut (\u003ci\u003eAsian Week\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces an abundantly talented new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samina Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312423308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamina Ali was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised both in India and the US. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. \u003ci\u003eMadras On Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40745246621811,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a759159c-c6d2-4a4d-8ce2-29845dbaaefe.jpg?v=1677943009","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/madras-on-rainy-days-9780312423308","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}