{"product_id":"nobody-lights-a-candle-anjali-deshpande-9789354479342","title":"Nobody Lights a Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe day after Holi. Former SHO Adhirath Jatav, recently dismissed from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Delhi Police, happens upon a murder-the body of a young woman, her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einsides split open, is found inside a farmhouse on the outskirts of New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance encounter with the woman's mother clears some mystery-she was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom a neighbouring village, a beautician and a presumed prostitute, with a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estring of fake names. Her poverty and social status had made her an outcast-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher death is considered not a tragedy but an inconvenience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the police investigate half-heartedly, Adhirath finds himself drawn to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe case. He feels a connection with this woman who, much like him and his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'untouchable' wife, had had to claw her way through life to secure a place for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eherself in society. Over time, Adhirath grows protective of the dead woman-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher reputation and her dignity-and determined to find her killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Hindi original-Hatya-Nobody Lights a Candle is a precise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand nuanced meditation on the persistence of age-old biases and structural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eviolence in a deeply unequal country. As sensitive, even tender, as it is hardhitting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis is a gripping read-crime fiction with heart and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anjali Deshpande\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354479340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354479342\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 03\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Anjali Deshpande","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800814432511,"sku":"9789354479342","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nobody-lights-a-candle-anjali-deshpande-9789354479342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}