{"product_id":"ambapali-paperback","title":"Ambapali - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTanushree Podder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot every courtesan has gone down in the annals of history like Ambapali. She was beautiful, intelligent, talented and, as the \u003ci\u003enagarvadhu janpad kalyani\u003c\/i\u003e-the bride of the city-she went on to wield immense power amongst the nobles. Until she renounced all worldly pleasures to embrace Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003eThis vivid narrative tells the story of a young woman forced to follow a path because of the machinations of powerful people. Propelled onto the cultural centerstage in the Vajji republic against her wishes, betrayed in love, disappointed by friends, Ambapali's is yet the story of a strong woman determined to take control over her life. A remarkable, poignant novel about the dazzling glamour, daring romance, and sacrifice that marked Ambapali's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanushree Podder is a well-known travel writer and novelist. She has written several non-fiction books before moving to fiction, and has now published sixteen novels. Her books include \u003ci\u003eNur Jahan's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoots Belts Berets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Double\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Harem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolo in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Closetful of Skeletons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBefore You Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Margin for Error\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Teenage Diary of Rani Laxmibai\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls in Green\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpooky Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Invitation to Die\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAmbapali \u003c\/i\u003eis her seventeenth novel. Three of her books, \u003ci\u003eBoots Belts Berets, A Closetful of Skeletons, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Girls in Green, \u003c\/i\u003e are being adapted into web series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734402076735,"sku":"9780143459439","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f8181a9d1c5c41aef58b63044aa20787.webp?v=1765139747","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ambapali-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}