{"product_id":"what-the-body-remembers-paperback","title":"What the Body Remembers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShauna Singh Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the rich culture of India and the brutal drama of the 1947 Partition comes this lush and eloquent debut novel about two women married to the same man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoop is a young girl whose mother has died and whose father is deep in debt. So \u003cbr\u003eshe is elated to learn she is to become the second wife of a wealthy Sikh landowner in a union beneficial to both. For Sardaji's first wife, Satya, has failed to bear him children. Roop believes that she and Satya, still very much in residence, will be friends. But the relationship between the older and younger woman is far more complex. And, as India lurches toward independence, Sardarji struggles to find his place amidst the drastic changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeticulously researched and beautifully written, \u003cb\u003eWhat the Body Remembers\u003c\/b\u003e is at once poetic, political, feminist, and sensual.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the rich culture of India and the brutal drama of the 1947 Partition comes this lush and eloquent debut novel about two women married to the same man. \u003cbr\u003eRoop is a young girl whose mother has died and whose father is deep in debt. So \u003cbr\u003eshe is elated to learn she is to become the second wife of a wealthy Sikh landowner in a union beneficial to both. For Sardaji's first wife, Satya, has failed to bear him children. Roop believes that she and Satya, still very much in residence, will be friends. But the relationship between the older and younger woman is far more complex. And, as India lurches toward independence, Sardarji struggles to find his place amidst the drastic changes. \u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched and beautifully written, What the Body Remembers is at once poetic, political, feminist, and sensual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShauna Singh Baldwin was born in Montreal and grew up in India. A former polo player and radio producer, she is presently an e-commerce consultant and lives with her Irish-American husband in Milwaukee. She is the author of \u003cb\u003eEnglish Lessons and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e and coauthor of \u003cb\u003eA Foreign Visitor's Survival Guide to North America\u003c\/b\u003e. Her short stories have been published widely and have won numerous prestigious literary prizes in the United States, Canada, and India. The story \"Satya,\" which was to become \u003cb\u003eWhat the Body Remembers\u003c\/b\u003e, was awarded the Saturday Night\/CBC Literary Prize and was nominated for a National Magazine Award in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.08 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755689607456,"sku":"9780385496056","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f1ed25812da0039c00b4a28da1a1bc0.webp?v=1780065955","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-the-body-remembers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}