{"product_id":"maps-for-lost-lovers","title":"Maps For Lost Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 405\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an unnamed town Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community, and then on a snow-covered January morning Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. Telling the story of the next twelve months, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMaps for Lost Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and religion, and expresses their pain in a language that is arrestingly poetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This is a deeply pastoral novel, tied to the seasons and resonating with birdsong . . . Like Aslam, I was heartbroken when the dense, dark tapestry was finished.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Despite the violence that lies at the heart of the novel, it is a celebration of love and life. Sights and sounds, smells and colours are not so much vivid backdrops for the narrative as structural, mood- and texture-enhancing parts of it . . . This is that rare sort of book that gives a voice to those voices that are seldom heard.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nadeem Aslam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55806092738882,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/2103\/2002\/files\/maps-for-lost-lovers.jpg?v=1786020912","url":"https:\/\/www.booksparadise.pk\/products\/maps-for-lost-lovers","provider":"Books Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}