{"product_id":"and-gazelles-leaping-sudhin-n-ghose-9789386338341","title":"And Gazelles Leaping","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends--Heera and her nanny-goat; Mazdoor and his donkey White Beauty; Tu Fan, a Chinese boy, and Soetomo from Java--attend Sister's Svenska's kindergarten on an abandoned estate in rural Calcutta. The children and their pets live an idyllic life: they have many adventures on the estate, and are loved, sheltered and guided by Sister Svenska; Karin, the Sister's help; Moti-Didi the washerwoman; and Cha-Cha the wheelwright. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut when a rapacious corporation from the big city swoops in to take over their school, and a gang of juvenile thugs threatens the orphan and his elephant, he must band together with his friends--with a little help and advice from the grown-ups around them--and do battle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA delightful fable about the innocent pleasures of childhood, and the evils of the world which forever threaten to mar it, \u003cem\u003eAnd Gazelles Leaping \u003c\/em\u003ewas first published in 1949. This is the first in Sudhin Ghose's quartet which follows the young boy as he grows from a wide-eyed child into a disillusioned adult. Long-neglected classics, these novels are being reissued for the first time in more than half a century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sudhin N. Ghose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9386338343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789386338341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sudhin N. Ghose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941340774655,"sku":"9789386338341","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e355882e-a48b-46fc-8f17-7065da764e32.jpg?v=1681452353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-gazelles-leaping-sudhin-n-ghose-9789386338341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}