{"product_id":"the-lilac-house-9780312606770","title":"The Lilac House","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeera is happily submerged in the role of corporate wife and cookbook writer. Then, one day, her husband fails to come home. Overnight, Meera, disoriented and emotionally fragile, becomes responsible not just for her two children, but also her mother, grandmother and the running of Lilac House, their rambling old family home in Bangalore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few streets away, Professor J.A. Krishnamurthy or Jak, cyclone studies expert, has recently returned from Florida, to care for his nineteen-year-old daughter, the victim of a tragic accident. What happened on her holiday in a small beachside village? The police will not help, Smriti's friends have vanished, and a wall of silence and fear surrounds the incident. But Jak cannot rest until he gets to the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeera and Jak's paths intertwine as they uncover the truth about the secrets of their pasts and the promise of the future. \u003ci\u003eThe Lilac House \u003c\/i\u003eis a sweeping story of redemption, forgiveness and second chances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Nair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.50w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312606770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnita Nair lives in Bangalore, India. Her books have been published in several languages around the world. Her last novel, \u003ci\u003eMistress\u003c\/i\u003e, was long listed for the 2008 Orange Prize in the UK, and named a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Beyond Margins Award in the U.S. \u003ci\u003eThe Lilac House\u003c\/i\u003e was recently adapted for stage and film in India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67107850911859,"sku":"9780312606770","price":28.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b9225cfb-302e-4978-91fc-e0e7333d29c9.jpg?v=1793797879","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-lilac-house-9780312606770","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}