{"product_id":"miss-timmins-school-for-girls-nayana-currimbhoy-9780061997747","title":"Miss Timmins' School for Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An irresistible novel that hurls forward at breathtaking speed toward an unpredictable climax.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Thrity Umrigar, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Us \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written, atmospheric...contains entire worlds. I couldn't put it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbsurdistan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Timmins' School for Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is the truly dazzling debut of a major novelist, Nayana Currimbhoy. Set in India during the monsoon of 1974, it tells the story of a conventional young girl who leaves her cloistered small town home to teach at a remote boarding school run by British Missionaries. Part coming-of-age novel, part suspenseful murder mystery, \u003cem\u003eMiss Timmins' School for Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant evocation of a colorful time and place--India during the love, drug, and rock 'n' roll era--complete with the sights, sounds, and music of the period seamlessly woven into the page-turning tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nayana Currimbhoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061997749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061997747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.40w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2011","brand":"Nayana Currimbhoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987239338239,"sku":"9780061997747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22eeb33c-4db3-4fbf-b92d-63157363c746.jpg?v=1683287793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miss-timmins-school-for-girls-nayana-currimbhoy-9780061997747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}