{"product_id":"9780062938855","title":"Mother Land: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFranqui, Leah\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eAmerica for\u003cbr\u003eBeginners\u003c\/em\u003e, a wonderfully insightful, witty, and heart-piercing novel, set\u003cbr\u003ein Mumbai, about an impulsive American woman, her headstrong Indian\u003cbr\u003emother-in-law, and the unexpected twists and turns of life that bond them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Lively and\u003cbr\u003eevocative, \u003cem\u003eMother Land\u003c\/em\u003e is a deftly crafted exploration of identity and\u003cbr\u003eculture, with memorable and deeply human characters who highlight how that\u003cbr\u003ewhich makes us different can ultimately unite us.”—Amy Myerson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eBookshop of Yesterdays\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Imperfects\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rachel Meyer, a thirtysomething foodie from New York,\u003cbr\u003eagrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some\u003cbr\u003eculture shock is inevitable. Blessed with a curious mind and an independent\u003cbr\u003espirit, Rachel is determined to learn her way around the hot, noisy, seemingly\u003cbr\u003einfinite metropolis she now calls home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the ex-pat American’s sense of adventure is sorely\u003cbr\u003etested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata—a thousand\u003cbr\u003emiles away—alone, with an even more shocking announcement: she’s left her\u003cbr\u003ehusband of more than forty years and is moving in with them. Nothing the\u003cbr\u003enewlyweds say can budge the steadfast Swati, and as the days pass, it becomes\u003cbr\u003eclear she is here to stay—an uneasy situation that becomes more difficult when\u003cbr\u003eDhruv is called away on business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly these two strong-willed women from such very\u003cbr\u003edifferent backgrounds are alone together in a home that each is determined to\u003cbr\u003erun in her own way—a situation that ultimately brings into question the very\u003cbr\u003ethings in their lives that had seemed perfect and permanent . . . with results\u003cbr\u003eneither of them expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartfelt, charming, deeply insightful and wise, \u003cem\u003eMother\u003cbr\u003eLand \u003c\/em\u003eintroduces us to two complex women from very different cultures . . .\u003cbr\u003ewho maybe have more in common than they realize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42938065060095,"sku":"9780062938855","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062938855_s600x595.jpg?v=1780943232","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062938855","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}