{"product_id":"an-extraordinary-destiny-paperback","title":"An Extraordinary Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShekhar Paleja\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1947 in Lahore, and the Sharma family is forced to flee their home during the violence of the Partition of India. As the train tracks measure the ever-growing distance between Varoon and his mother, who vanished during the panic to escape, the boy is thrust towards an uncertain future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years later, Varoon's grown son, Anush, desperately tries to disentangle himself from his father's demands, which are mired in grief and whiskey. Compounding the pressure is Anush's unusually auspicious kundali--a Vedic birth chart--which threatens to suffocate Anush with lofty expectations. But when he meets Nasreen, Anush feels he may finally be experiencing the incredible fate foretold by the stars. Until his father threatens to block his chance at true happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreading artfully through three generations of an Indian family, \u003ci\u003eAn Extraordinary Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e crafts an intricate narrative that reveals, in layers, how decades-old grief rooted in the trauma of history, and couched in familial duty and custom, threaten to sever the sacred connection between ancestors and descendants.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShekhar Paleja\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the University of Calgary with his BFA in Theatre, and has many film and theatre credits to his name. He has also published two children's books, \u003ci\u003eNative Americans: A Visual Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePower Up!\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAn Extraordinary Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700612960319,"sku":"9781927366592","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f5d05ee042aa4fedf3aca2b25f34228a.webp?v=1765017448","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/an-extraordinary-destiny-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}