{"product_id":"the-place-of-shining-light-paperback","title":"The Place of Shining Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNazneen Sheikh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree men race against time to take possession of a sacred 5,000-year-old Buddhist sculpture: Khalid, a leading Pakistani antiquities dealer, arranges for the illegal importation of the statue from neighbouring Afghanistan. Ghalib, a wealthy art collector with political aspirations, has purchased the statue for his private collection. Adeel, a highly recommended ex-military officer, is hired by Khalid to transport the sculpture to its final destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Adeel first views the statue in a cave in Bamiyan -- known as \"the place of shining light\" -- he has a profound spiritual reaction and decides to steal the sculpture for himself. When Khalid and Ghalib realize their prized possession is missing, they conspire to do whatever it takes to have it returned -- before it's lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking readers on a wild journey from the valleys of Afghanistan, to the magical mountain kingdoms of Northern Pakistan, and the diplomatic enclaves of Islamabad, \u003cem\u003eThe Place of Shining Light\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting and timely story of art, war, greed, and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNazneen Sheikh\u003c\/b\u003e has written several works of fiction and non-fiction for adult and young adult audiences, including \u003ci\u003eMoon Over Marrakech: A Memoir of Loving Too Deeply in a Foreign Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChopin People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIce Bangles\u003c\/i\u003e. Her culinary memoir, \u003ci\u003eTea and Pomegranates: A Memoir of Food, Family and Kashmir\u003c\/i\u003e was a critically acclaimed success. Nazneen was born in Kashmir and went to school in Pakistan and Texas. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771922645280,"sku":"9781487000141","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5a0bcbd88683bbb06a596e65286981e.webp?v=1780397171","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-place-of-shining-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}