{"product_id":"9781555977511","title":"Sleeping on Jupiter : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSleeping on Jupiter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Anuradha Roy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the Man Booker Prize, a novel about violence, love, and religion in modern India\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a train bound for the seaside town of Jarmuli, known for its  temples, three elderly women meet a young documentary filmmaker named  Nomi, whose braided hair, tattoos, and foreign air set her apart. At a brief stop en route, the women witness a sudden assault on Nomi that leaves her stranded as the train pulls away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLater in Jarmuli, among pilgrims, priests, and ashrams, the women disembark only to find that Nomi has managed to arrive on her own. What is someone like her, clearly not a worshipper, doing in this remote  place? Over the next five days, the women live out their  long-planned dream of a holiday together; their temple guide pursues a  forbidden love; and Nomi is joined by a photographer to scout locations  for a documentary. As their lives overlap and collide, Nomi's past comes  into focus, and the serene surface of the town is punctured by violence  and abuse as Jarmuli is revealed as a place with a long, dark history  that transforms all who encounter it. A haunting, vibrant novel that was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian  Literature and short-listed for the Hindu Literary Prize, Anuradha Roy's \u003ci\u003eSleeping on Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly told story of contemporary India from an internationally acclaimed writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555977511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596382875854,"sku":"9781555977511","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_26bda1fd-66a1-412b-93b6-590a4dd05630.jpg?v=1637856709","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555977511","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}