{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-apricots-9789354478079","title":"For The Love of Apricots","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bottle of pickle, a jar of apricot jam, and a clump of stinging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enettle-perfect ingredients for romance in sleepy Mukteshwar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-year-old divorcee Nandini is something of an oddity in the Himalayan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esmall town of Mukteshwar where she has come to settle with her absent-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eminded birdwatcher father. Fiercely independent, strong-willed-she's a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewoman you can't take for a ride, which is how she has turned a homegrown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epickle-making business into a successful women's co-operative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she encounters the newcomer Vikas Joshi, who has recently acquired\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean apricot orchard, sparks being to fly as a series of mishaps bring them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etogether. It doesn't look like this shy, gentle widower and the feisty pickle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproducer are made for each other. But destiny deems otherwise, with a little\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelp from the villagers-and a mysterious jar of apricot jam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayed out against the backdrop of the Kumaon Hills, across wooded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emountains and apricot orchards, For the Love of Apricots is a quietly romantic, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehumorous story about a seemingly headstrong yet vulnerable heroine and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea lonely man who realize, before it's too late, that love deserves a second\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm and light-hearted, yet sensitive and with an understanding of human\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enature at its core, this is a book to celebrate love in all its unpredictable ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354478079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.52d","brand":"Madhulika Liddle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360434122933,"sku":"9789354478079","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f65898f-afa1-470a-9b2f-2fcff3ff12bd.jpg?v=1773720925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/for-the-love-of-apricots-9789354478079","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}