{"product_id":"china-room-1","title":"China Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1929 young bride Mehar struggles with her family’s expectations whilst seventy years later her great-grandson discovers what her story can teach him about his own path.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gorgeous, gripping read'' Kamila Shamsie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A multi-generational masterpiece'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMehar, a young bride in rural Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. It is 1929, and she and her sisters-in-law - married to three brothers in a single ceremony - spend their days hard at work on the family farm, sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpiralling around Mehar''s story is that of a young man who in 1999 flees from England to the deserted sun-scorched farm. Can a summer spent learning of love and of his family''s past give him the strength for the journey home?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eChina Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** ''I didn''t want it to end''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''What. A. Book.''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''Beautifully crafted...a story as old as time''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''A novel of thwarted loves''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2021 Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Amazing storytelling...gripping and very moving'' BBC Radio 4, \u003ci\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I''m blown away by it'' Tessa Hadley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Moving...fresh and nourishing'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313191919998,"sku":"NW9781784706364","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784706364.jpg?v=1778516100","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/china-room-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}