{"product_id":"9780525658948","title":"A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “\u003cb\u003eAs impeccable as [the] title story is, every entry astonishes\u003c\/b\u003e” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), from the National Jewish Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Play for the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Whether in Brooklyn, Kolkata, upstate New York or elsewhere, these characters captured my heart and endure in my memory like loved ones.” —Mia Alvar, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fifteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions, and race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his lover’s wife. An Indian widow, engaged to a Jewish man, struggles to balance her cultural identity with the rituals and traditions of her newfound family. An American musician travels to see his guru for the final time—and makes a promise he cannot keep. A young woman from an Indian village arrives in Brooklyn to care for the toddler of a biracial couple. And a mystical agent is sent by a mother to solve her son’s domestic problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout, the characters’ most vulnerable desires shape life-altering decisions as they seek to balance their needs against those of the people they hold closest. The stories \u003ci\u003ein A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e capture men and women struggling with transformation and familial bonds; they traverse the intersections of countries and cultures to illuminate what it means to love in uncertain times; and they showcase the skill of a storyteller who dazzles with the breadth of his vision.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044373151984,"sku":"9780525658948","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525658948_p0.jpg?v=1763711113","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525658948","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}