{"product_id":"2940170794812","title":"Oleander Girl: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mistress of Spices\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping, suspenseful, atmospheric coming-of-age novel about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeloved by critics and readers, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Junot Diaz as a \"brilliant storyteller\" and by \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazine as a \"skilled cartographer of the heart.\" Now, Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOrphaned at birth, seventeen-year-old Korobi Roy is the scion of a distinguished Kolkata family and has enjoyed a privileged, sheltered childhood with her adoring grandparents. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents' death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found hidden in her mother's book of poetry. Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents', and it seems her wish has come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut shortly after their engagement, a heart attack kills Korobi's grandfather, revealing serious financial problems and a devastating secret about Korobi's past. Shattered by this discovery and by her grandparents' betrayal, Korobi undertakes a courageous search across post-9\/11 America to find her true identity. Her dramatic, often startling journey will finally thrust her into the most difficult decision of her life.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098539114736,"sku":"2940170794812","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170794812_p0.jpg?v=1763717711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170794812","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}