{"product_id":"china-room-by-sunjeev-sahota","title":"China Room by Sunjeev Sahota","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre Order - Publication Date 6 May 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRead the heart-stopping new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of The Year of the Runaways'Sunjeev Sahota's writing is the stuff of miracles' Bryan Washington'A gorgeous, gripping read' Kamila ShamsieMehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family's 'china room', sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred. In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence - his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth - he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, finally gathering the strength to return home. 'I'm blown away by it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI was gripped from the first page to the last' Tessa Hadley'Such a thrilling combination of beauty and heartbreak. It's breathtaking' Charlotte Mendelson'An intense drama of classic themes - love, family, survival, and betrayal - told with passion and precision in Sahota's economical, lyrical prose' Adam Foulds\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54038090809620,"sku":"lop1789769089060","price":13.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/7627\/9316\/files\/china-room-by-sunjeev-sahota_1.jpg?v=1789769094","url":"https:\/\/straphemfit.shop\/products\/china-room-by-sunjeev-sahota","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}