{"product_id":"salt-and-saffron-9781526680006","title":"Salt and Saffron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A whirlwind ... Owes plenty to Salman Rushdie and some to Hollywood ... Exuberant, knowingly exotic and deceptively serious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kamila Shamsie has created a rich, bright world'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eComing back to Karachi is like stepping into the sea again after months on land.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAliya finds herself constantly enraptured by her family's unsettling legends. These are troublesome stories, tinged by the Dard-e-Dil's fear that they are cursed by their 'not-quite' twins. As she becomes romantically intertwined with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Aliya begins to see links between herself and her scandalous aunt Mariam, which may spell her undoing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tale of family lore, secrets and forbidden love, \u003ci\u003eSalt and Saffron\u003c\/i\u003e is an awe-inspiring novel written with compassion, wryness and glittering prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A funny, clever and romantic story' \u003c\/b\u003e- Barbara Trapido \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The stories within the stories describe Pakistani society, its peoples and its mores, better than anything that has come from the Other Side for a long time. This is a good read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- India Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526680006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Kamila Shamsie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924792082613,"sku":"9781526680006","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0422bcc2-2919-4cef-a40a-274e7bf1c95d.jpg?v=1761660930","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salt-and-saffron-9781526680006","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}