{"product_id":"fear-and-lovely-paperback","title":"Fear and Lovely - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnjana Appachana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMallika is a painfully shy young woman growing up in the heart of a close-knit, sometimes stifling New Delhi colony.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though she is surrounded by love, her life is complicated by secrets that she, her mother and her aunt work hard to keep. After suffering a trauma aged nineteen that causes her to lose three days of her memory and spiral into a deep depression, Mallika must find a way out of the abyss, back to herself and those she cares about. But she must also hide her mental illness from her community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a narrative that unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, the astonishing story of these characters' intertwining lives emerges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Mallika's family, childhood friends and the two men she loves are also hiding truths. As each gives voice to contending with their own struggles, secrets and silences shatter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs irreverent and funny as it is serious and anguished, \u003ci\u003eFear and Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, character-driven story of love, longing, terror and healing that will keep you turning pages, and won't let you go.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnjana Appachan\u003c\/b\u003ea was born and educated in India, where she did her BA (Hons) in English at Delhi University and her MA in Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University. After working in India for a few years, she went on to do her MFA in Creative Writing at Penn State. Subsequently, she has been living both in the US and in India. Appachana's book\u003ci\u003e Incantations \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was published in the UK, India, the US, Germany and France, and her novel \u003ci\u003eListening Now, \u003c\/i\u003e in the US, India and France. Her short stories have been published in various journals, anthologies and magazines. Appachana is a recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship and an O. Henry Festival prize. She is based in Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 7.72 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736197697599,"sku":"9780857308320","price":23.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ec29fcba4f29006b95a655b16e485f0b.webp?v=1765145984","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fear-and-lovely-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}