{"product_id":"life-in-parallel-sadiq-awal-9781922958280","title":"Life in Parallel","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Arif Ahmed steps warily into a seedy massage parlour in suburban Melbourne, uncertain what he will find beyond the beaded curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is unknown territory for the inquisitive academic. A personal voyage of discovery with few preconceived notions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReluctantly he succumbs to the urgings of Amelia, the baffled young woman assigned to service him. He accepts a gentle shoulder massage but nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA conversation develops. He discovers Amelia is far more than her massage parlour job suggests. A migrant like himself, but one struggling to survive. A student with a degree in disciplines similar to his own but lacking the resources to progress and achieve her ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue to his belief that human life can consist of more than one existence simultaneously he follows his heart and endangers his family life and professional career to help Amelia reach her academic goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould this bring relief from the scars and insecurities he still bears from his own adolescence? As he fosters Amelia's rapid success at university his mind transports him back to his own student days of uncertainty, deceits and deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn absorbing tale of life's parallels across generations and cultures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sadiq Awal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192295828X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922958280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sid Harta Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Sadiq Awal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476895949055,"sku":"9781922958280","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1737d3bc-22a3-4d58-9565-fc2d7323d594.jpg?v=1715918474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-in-parallel-sadiq-awal-9781922958280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}