{"product_id":"a-quaint-essences-noor-baig-9781648997013","title":"A-Quaint-Essences: A Collection of Short Stories","description":"Some encounters, relationships and friendships go beyond definition. In 'The Food Server', Rashmi seeks to find closure at an ex-boyfriend's wedding, finding redemption in an unexpected source. Nine years after losing his son, government employee Abdul in 'Photocopy' begins to confront his grief when faced with another bereft soul. A luxury Dubai hotel is the setting for a jaded PR Manager's conversation with 'The Guest'. Meanwhile, octogenarian Ramaiah and 20-something Shahzadi swap perspectives about the Hyderabadi haveli they work in under 'This Old Mango Tree'. In 'Body Mind Index', two gym-mates find that there's more to magnetism than meets the eye. Amidst a swarm of engineering aspirants, Venkatesh learns to like the career path his parents pick for him in 'Future Perfect'. A retired adman can't sleep till he encounters 'Strangers Every Night'. Touring Edinburgh and London, a successful theatre couple try to go 'Back to the Beginning'. An unnamed street urchin finds God in her own way in 'Grace is She'. And finally, during self-isolation, film actress Asha takes an inward journey into what it means to be 'Alone'.'A-Quaint-Essences' is a short collection of stories about these connections, forged over years or over instants, twisting, upturning, or simply adding a brushstroke of meaning to our lives, leaving us different from the people we were before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noor Baig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1648997015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648997013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notion Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Noor Baig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873507455231,"sku":"9781648997013","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-quaint-essences-noor-baig-9781648997013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}