{"product_id":"the-bones-of-grace-9780061478987","title":"The Bones of Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Good Muslim\u003c\/em\u003e comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her departure to find the bones of the walking whale--the fossil that provides a missing link in our evolution--Zubaida Haque falls in love with Elijah Strong, a man she meets in a darkened concert hall in Boston. Their connection is immediate and intense, despite their differences: Elijah belongs to a prototypical American family; Zubaida is the adopted daughter of a wealthy Bangladeshi family in Dhaka. When a twist of fate sends her back to her hometown, the inevitable force of society compels her to take a very different path: she marries her childhood best friend and settles into a traditional Bangladeshi life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile her family is pleased by her obedience, Zubaida seethes with discontent. Desperate to finally free herself from her familial constraints, she moves to Chittagong to work on a documentary film about the infamous beaches where ships are destroyed, and their remains salvaged by locals who depend on the goods for their survival. Among them is Anwar, a shipbreaker whose story holds a key that will unlock the mysteries of Zubaida's past--and the possibilities of a new life. As she witnesses a ship being torn down to its bones, this woman torn between the social mores of her two homes--Bangladesh and America--will be forced to strip away the vestiges of her own life . . . and make a choice from which she can never turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061478987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Tahmima Anam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679474282677,"sku":"9780061478987","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bones-of-grace-9780061478987","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}