{"product_id":"the-windfall-9780451498922","title":"The Windfall","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I almost fell out of bed laughing.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e-Kevin Kwan, author of \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What Kevin Kwan did for rich people problems, Diksha Basu does for trying-to-be-rich-people problems.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Must-List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's Culture Index Pick\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Best 30 Books of 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA heartfelt comedy of manners, Diksha Basu's debut novel unfolds the story of a family discovering what it means to \"make it\" in modern India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the past thirty years, Mr. and Mrs. Jha's lives have been defined by cramped spaces, cut corners, gossipy neighbors, and the small dramas of stolen yoga pants and stale marriages. They thought they'd settled comfortably into their golden years, pleased with their son's acceptance into an American business school. But then Mr. Jha comes into an enormous and unexpected sum of money, and moves his wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town, where he becomes eager to fit in as a man of status: skinny ties, hired guards, shoe-polishing machines, and all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The move sets off a chain of events that rock their neighbors, their marriage, and their son, who is struggling to keep a lid on his romantic dilemmas and slipping grades, and brings unintended consequences, ultimately forcing the Jha family to reckon with what really matters. Hilarious and wise, \u003ci\u003eThe Windfall \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates with warmth and charm the precariousness of social status, the fragility of pride, and, above all, the human drive to build and share a home. Even the rich, it turns out, need to belong somewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451498922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Diksha Basu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637457318044,"sku":"9780451498922","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_94fc7a6c-5f1d-4810-b244-8ed9e9a938ad.jpg?v=1603844819","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-windfall-9780451498922","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}