{"product_id":"guesthouse-for-ganesha-paperback","title":"Guesthouse for Ganesha - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Teitelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold Award in the Regional Fiction (Europe) category of the 2020 IPPY Awards\u003cbr\u003eGold Medal in the Fiction-Literary category of the 2020 Readers' Favorite Book Awards\u003cbr\u003eSilver Award in the Audiobook: Fiction category of the 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Teitelman paints an intensely beautiful world in which different cultures merge in surprising ways. . . . A rich and moving story about an unlikely pair.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1923, seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln \"with a hardened heart as her sole luggage.\" Thus begins a twenty-two-year journey, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the \"Age of Darkness\" when human civilization degenerates spiritually), in search of a place of sanctuary. Throughout her travails, using cunning and shrewdness, Esther relies on her masterful tailoring skills to help mask her Jewish heritage, navigate war-torn Europe, and emigrate to India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEsther's traveling companion and the novel's narrator is Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu God worshipped by millions for his abilities to destroy obstacles, bestow wishes, and avenge evils. Impressed by Esther's fortitude and relentless determination, born of her deep--though unconscious--understanding of the meaning and purpose of love, Ganesha, with compassion, insight, and poetry, chooses to highlight her story because he recognizes it is all of our stories--for truth resides at the essence of its telling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving Eastern beliefs and perspectives with Western realities and pragmatism, \u003ci\u003eGuesthouse for Ganesha\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of love, loss, and spirit reclaimed.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770459160864,"sku":"9781631525216","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9a3e1a326e1267bf7ca83f399a6583f.webp?v=1780372090","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/guesthouse-for-ganesha-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}