{"product_id":"life-isnt-all-ha-ha-meera-syal-9781565846142","title":"Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt home, Meera Syal's women \"walk in small steps, talk in sweet tones, pour dainty cupfuls, and refill plates in the shake of a dupatta,\" but at work, they \"kick ass across courtrooms and computer screens.\" In a book somewhere between \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Exhale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, Syal has created an indelible portrait of a close-knit group of Indian women living in London. \u003ci\u003eLife Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Chila, a nice Punjabi girl married to the urbane Deepak, and her two childhood confidants: Sunita, the former activist law student, now an overweight, depressed housewife and mother; and the chic, beautiful Tania, who has rejected marriage in favor of a high-powered career in television and life in a trendy apartment with her English boyfriend. This hilariously scathing, no-holds-barred novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnita and Me\u003c\/i\u003e describes what happens when one of them makes a documentary, starring the other two, about contemporary urban Indian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meera Syal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565846141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565846142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.78w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2000 pg. 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2000 pg. 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2000 pg. 1709\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2000 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2000 pg. 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/07\/2000 pg. 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2000 pg. 19","brand":"Meera Syal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939666231551,"sku":"9781565846142","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5e6577ae-d078-468a-ac04-da812c5a43fa.jpg?v=1681442807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-isnt-all-ha-ha-meera-syal-9781565846142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}