{"product_id":"the-archer-shruti-swamy-9781643752549","title":"The Archer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Swamy's] prose is so assured . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Archer\u003c\/i\u003e dazzles as it asks: How does a woman remain an artist?\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recommended by: \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eBookmarks\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eMs\u003c\/i\u003e.* \u003ci\u003eBookish\u003c\/i\u003e * Goodreads * \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e FINALIST FOR THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION \u003cbr\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this original and transfixing novel, Vidya comes of age in 1960s- and 1970s-era Bombay, her childhood marked by the shattering absence and then the bewildering reappearance of her mother and baby brother at the family home. Restless, observant, and longing for connection with her brilliant and increasingly troubled mother, Vidya one day peeks into a classroom where girls are learning kathak, a dazzling, centuries-old dance form that requires the utmost discipline and focus. Her pursuit of artistic transcendence and escape through kathak soon becomes the organizing principle of her life, even as she leaves home for college and falls in complicated love with her best friend. As the uncertain future looms, she must confront the tensions between romance, art, and the legacy of her own imperfect mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lyrical and deeply sensual, Shruti Swamy's \u003ci\u003eThe Archer\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold portrait of a singular woman striving toward life as an artist while navigating desire, duty, and the limits of the body. It is also an electrifying and utterly immersive story about the transformative power of art, and the possibilities that love can open when we're ready. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shruti Swamy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643752545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643752549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Shruti Swamy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945004433663,"sku":"9781643752549","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1bd930a2-8d16-4db1-b637-f355be8b219e.jpg?v=1681506231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-archer-shruti-swamy-9781643752549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}