{"product_id":"a-distant-heart-9781496705761","title":"A Distant Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eHer name means \"miracle\" in Sanskrit, and to her parents, that's exactly what Kimaya is. The first baby to survive after several miscarriages, Kimi grows up in a mansion at the top of Mumbai's Pali Hill, surrounded by love and privilege. But at eleven years old, she develops a rare illness that requires her to be confined to a germ-free ivory tower in her home, with only the Arabian Sea churning outside her window for company. . . . Until one person dares venture into her world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasked at fourteen years old with supporting his family, Rahul Savant shows up to wash Kimi's windows, and an unlikely friendship develops across the plastic curtain of her isolation room. As years pass, Rahul becomes Kimi's eyes to the outside world-and she becomes his inspiration to better himself by enrolling in the police force. But when a life-saving heart transplant offers the chance of a real future, both must face all that ties them together and keeps them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Kimi anticipates a new life, Rahul struggles with loving someone he may yet lose. And when his investigation into a black market organ ring run by a sociopathic gang lord exposes dangerous secrets that cut too close to home, only Rahul's deep, abiding connection with Kimi can keep her safe-and reveal the true meaning of courage, loss, and second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Infused with the rhythms of life in modern-day India, acclaimed author Sonali Dev's candid, rewarding novel beautifully evokes all the complexities of the human heart. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496705761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2017 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sonali Dev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654312325276,"sku":"9781496705761","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0f111941-1943-421a-94a0-99bdcacf336b.jpg?v=1603883123","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-distant-heart-9781496705761","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}