{"product_id":"2940046155471","title":"The Chocolate Dip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chocolate Dip is set in the tropics of Sri Lanka, steeped in the truth of a secretive society – The Ring - and layered with the heady realism of the Asian Tsunami. It is a powerful, lyrical and sensitive new fictional novel by British writer Rohan Kar about the protection of childhood. Sam Paul is a put-upon British lawyer who feels that his life is heading for a meltdown: his wife is angry with him over the care of their young autistic son; his work colleagues think he should be using illegal means to gain a treaty with his homeland and his first love – Dr. Nimi Fernando - needs his help to solve an unspeakable crime. He feels completely trapped. His antagonist is Prem, an underhand policeman who made Sam’s childhood miserable. In adulthood they let their quarrels fester; until the life of Prem’s nephew is put into danger. Eight-year-old Manoj has a secret and it is his keeping of that secret that helps to finally unhinge a sinister Society. The Chocolate Dip is based in 2004 and relates to not only that time but also to the post-Colonial world that Sam and Prem’s parents lived through - it charts the hierarchies and the complex strata that kept groups of indigenous people in their place. The novel also highlights what happens when too many family secrets are kept: the mysterious death of Sam’s sister, the real parentage of Prem - and Nimi’s arranged betrothal. The Chocolate Dip is a fast-paced, conspiracy ridden, crime thriller that will leave the reader conscious of a new world and feeling as if they too have mastered ancient secrets that many wanted to remain unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rohan Kar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110758367472,"sku":"2940046155471","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046155471_p0.jpg?v=1763697414","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046155471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}