{"product_id":"the-hour-past-midnight-salma-salma-9788189884666","title":"The Hour Past Midnight","description":"Salma is a major Indian political leader, who in 2003 faced obscenity charges and violent threats for her collection of erotic poetry. Undeterred, she's back with a beautiful, evocative, and poetic novel--now available for the first time in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hour Past Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare glimpse into the lives of Muslim women in traditionalist South Indian families. Salma gives us Rabia who is caught sneaking off to see a movie with friends and is beaten into submission by her mother, Zohra. There is Firdaus, a beautiful girl of marriageable age, who on her wedding night turns to the wealthy groom selected for her and says, \"I'm not going to live with you; don't touch me \" Salma weaves together the stories of Rabia, Zohra, and Firdaus, who all live in a world dominated by men, achingly portraying their rebellions, compromises, friendships, falling apart, and coming back together. In this lyrical and powerful novel, we get an honest--sometimes uplifting, sometimes heartbreaking--account of the lives of Muslim women in rural Tamil Nadu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salma Salma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8189884662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788189884666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zubaan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Salma Salma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076764004607,"sku":"9788189884666","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_176ab7d0-b235-4d2a-a57a-a28e2df1a187.jpg?v=1685466683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hour-past-midnight-salma-salma-9788189884666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}