{"product_id":"a-house-called-askival-merryn-glover-9781914368028","title":"A House Called Askival","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Connor, burdened with guilt from a tragedy during India and Pakistan's Independence and Partition, has dedicated his life to serving India. His estranged daughter, Ruth, believing she fell below her American parents' missionary calling, rebelled as a teenager. This triggered her own devastating experience during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, following the assassination of Indira Gandhi. After 24 years away, she finally returns to Askival, the family home in the northern hill-station of Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, to tend to her dying father. There, both must confront the past and find forgiveness if they are to cross the chasm between them and be at peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary and assured debut, Merryn Glover draws on her own upbringing in South Asia to create this sensitive, moving and panoramic journey through the turbulent history of India from Independence to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merryn Glover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914368029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914368028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Windhover Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Merryn Glover","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611838169343,"sku":"9781914368028","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b13cd47-d591-4fe8-9288-f73e8d207d1d.jpg?v=1764516407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-house-called-askival-merryn-glover-9781914368028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}