{"product_id":"life-in-the-clocktower-valley-9789389958867","title":"Life in the Clocktower Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSrinagar, summer of 2008: the chinar trees are shedding leaves, outdated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ematadors are still polluting the streets and checkpoints with men in army\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efatigue dot the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamar, a college student, is head over heels in love with Rabiya, his batchmate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecret rendezvous in matadors, campus corridors and at the city's historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esites help them to get to know each other better. But will their love survive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe unending curfews and their families' opposing political allegiances?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheikh Mubarak, Samar's neighbour, is a famed metal craftsman stuck in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea loveless marriage. He is further distanced from his unsympathetic wife, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaziya, when he loses his cherished pregnant cow on a curfewed night. Will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir marriage survive the arrival of Rosaline, a tourist from New York?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSana, Mubarak and Naziya's five-year-old daughter, is best friends with Pintoji, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe neighbourhood simpleton. Both chase their little dreams together with a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewide-eyed curiosity, ignoring the adults who frequently indulge in the stonethrowing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egame. But what happens when Pintoji ventures out without a care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring a curfew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelicate and sensitive, Life in the Clock Tower Valley is an unusual debut novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat travels between Kashmir's pristine past, its grievous present and alwaysuncertain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efuture, giving us an insider's view to everyday life and emotions in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe conflict-ridden valley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\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 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789389958867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.41d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shakoor Rather","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39714414395573,"sku":"9789389958867","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_84ef805a-f157-4a10-990b-f9d75645e970.jpg?v=1618289117","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-in-the-clocktower-valley-9789389958867","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}