{"product_id":"the-fertile-earth-ruthvika-rao-9781250899972","title":"The Fertile Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable story of love and resistance surrounding two young people born across social lines, set against a tumultuous political landscape in India. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] heart-wrenching tale of forbidden love\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--THE WASHINGTON POST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a rural Indian village, two families live on opposite sides of the class divide. On one side are the landowning aristocrats; on the other are the landless indentured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Vijaya, Sree, Krishna, and Ranga--the children of these families--are carrying on a secret friendship. One summer, when a man-eating tiger attacks the village, the four make an ill-advised plan to go into the jungle to capture it. The hunt, and its catastrophic end, entwines their fates, and the repercussions play out over the next decade as they come of age, with violent conflict erupting between the classes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Ruthvika Rao's \u003ci\u003eThe Fertile Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel in which the private rites of friendship, kinship, and great love collide with a political revolution and the forces of beauty and power are intertwined into \"a masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruthvika Rao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250899974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250899972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Ruthvika Rao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906722615551,"sku":"9781250899972","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8de50f6-183c-4a4a-8899-e01f5f31d937.jpg?v=1748771235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fertile-earth-ruthvika-rao-9781250899972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}