{"product_id":"mama-tandoori-paperback","title":"Mama Tandoori - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest Van Der Kwast\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Vroomen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The funniest and most moving book I have read this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Herman Koch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA big-hearted, hilarious family saga, featuring an overbearing yet loving Indian mother, a strait-laced Dutch father, an uncle who is a Bollywood star, and a talented heptathlete.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It wasn't uncommon in my childhood for roti to be off the menu, because the rolling pin was broken again.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErnest van der Kwast's childhood is peopled by an array of colourful characters: from his strait-laced Dutch father, to Bollywood star Uncle Sharma, to talented heptathlete Aunt Jasleen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut it is his overbearing yet loving Indian mother who is at the beating heart of this big-hearted, hilarious family saga. Veena van der Kwast is a woman with an iron will, hilarious directness, and a talent for haggling. Armed with her trusty rolling pin, every man she meets is eventually beaten to submission -- especially her husband and three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntriguing, surprising, and moving in equal measure, this novel inspired by a very unusual family will make you smile from beginning to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.25 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769795903776,"sku":"9781947534537","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f28e5fb9f2d34ded3329c329d109ff7b.webp?v=1780356872","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mama-tandoori-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}