{"product_id":"tales-from-birehra-9781999563127","title":"Tales From Birehra","description":"\u003cp\u003eTales From Birehra is a novel written in linked stories set in a village in India during the '40s. During the Second World War, the movement to gain freedom from the British gains momentum in India. The British get out of the country in a hurry, leaving a trail of blood and devastation behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith profoundly vivid storytelling that delves into the symbiotic Hindu-Muslim relationship shared across the Indian sub-continent before the ending of the British Raj, Tales from Birehra is a unique and truly compelling narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirehra is a fictional microcosm of the country\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand times-a tiny village, shared peacefully by people of different faiths, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshaped by four hundred years of life lived close to the land and guided by the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erhythms of the seasons. Could it all be washed away by the looming tide of an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevolving political climate, so far removed from their time-honoured yet straightforward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexistence? Could such a thing even be possible when Birehra's roots run so\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeep, anchoring it to the land and the heart of a people?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith vivid scenery and characters who seem to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreathe with colourful life, Rafi Mustafa draws his readers into the culture he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescribes, making them treasure its simple joys and dread its looming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevastation.\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 Rafi Mustafa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999563127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.67d","brand":"Rafi Mustafa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38024117158069,"sku":"9781999563127","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06e324d3-700b-433c-b5f7-194589e257b0.jpg?v=1609186496","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tales-from-birehra-9781999563127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}