{"product_id":"placard-holder-in-the-pass-peeyush-maniyambath-9781543701500","title":"Placard Holder in the Pass","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeshav, an itinerant worker, finds himself stranded in a small town in a mountain pass, delivered there accidentally by a truck driver who was a regular there. Locals bring him to the town eatery, where he encounters Aziz, the friendly proprietor of the place. There, he finds a home and a strange calling: standing by the highway and holding a placard advertising the presence of the eatery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeshav befriends Kili, an inhabitant of the surrounding hills--before reappearing with his stunning bride, Chameli. He also meets a wide variety of people--White, a doctor with an ornithological slant of mind who traverses the pass regularly; his faithful driver, Babu; and Keith, a decaying long-term resident of the pass who tried unsuccessfully to live with Tina, his sister in the UK. The moodiness of the unique weather and topography of the pass remains a constant backdrop as Chameli's disillusionment with Keshav grows in the presence of other ardent admirers. Keith finds himself battling depression and alcoholism, despite White's attempts to help him; Kili too suddenly disappears. Gradually the lives of those around Keshav--those who chose the pass as their home, perhaps not as a matter of choice but more due to compulsion--begin to disintegrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this novel, a migrant worker builds a new life for himself in a small mountain town, only to see it fall apart amidst love, betrayal, and sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peeyush Maniyambath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543701507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543701500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Partridge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Peeyush Maniyambath","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48459476467967,"sku":"9781543701500","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_931a0c63-10b4-41c9-8ba7-3d5447f93bb7.jpg?v=1777409925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/placard-holder-in-the-pass-peeyush-maniyambath-9781543701500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}