{"product_id":"9781529094640","title":"Western Lane : Shortlisted For The Booker Prize 2023","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Maroo, Chetna \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSouth \u0026amp; South East England\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 February 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 12 | 164g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning. The people and places in this book will stay with me for a long time. – Sally RooneyA Book of the Year in The Economist, The Independent, The Week, The New York Times and The GuardianA deeply moving novel about grief, sisterhood, squash and a teenage girls struggle to transcend herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on the court, she is not alone. She is with her pa. She is with Ged, a thirteen-year-old boy with his own formidable talent. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo’s first novel is a moving exploration of the closeness of sisterhood, the immigrant experience, and the collective overcoming of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this gorgeous debut, Maroo blows most of the competition off the court. – The TimesStunning . . . Spare, tender, brilliantly achieved . . . A novel that unfolds in silences . . . and dares to leave much unsaid. – The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40968672116871,"sku":"9781529094640","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781529094640.jpg?v=1710423882","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781529094640","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}