{"product_id":"the-fuchsia-sari-meryl-dunton-rose-9780645773125","title":"The Fuchsia Sari","description":"\u003cp\u003e1896, Bombay. As a prequel to \u003cem\u003eA Patient Obsession, The Fuchsia Sari \u003c\/em\u003etells the backstory to Patience's family heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, Mangal (Frank) grows up an orphan in a Bombay wadi. His mathematical prowess enables him to gain a scholarship to study at Manchester University, England where he encounters prejudice, friendship and eventually love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaree, a Lancashire lass, working as a milliner's apprentice, one of five daughters, wishes to be a princess. After a chance meeting with Frank and their ensuing relationship she follows him and sets sail to India on her own, away from everything she knew. Once there, they try to make a life for themselves but as a mixed-race couple they are accepted by neither Indian society nor the colonial British.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath, heartbreak and the inability to feel completely at home on either continent follow the couple. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan they overcome racism, overt or hidden, and lead happy fulfilled lives? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meryl Dunton-Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645773123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645773125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meryl Dunton-Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Meryl Dunton-Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850186305791,"sku":"9780645773125","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fuchsia-sari-meryl-dunton-rose-9780645773125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}