{"product_id":"9780547526294","title":"Clear Light of Day: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A “rich, Chekhovian novel” about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFire on the Mountain \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At the heart of this “wonderful” novel are the moving relationships between the estranged members of the Das family (\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e). Bimla is a dissatisfied but ambitious teacher at a women’s college who lives in her childhood home, where she cares for her mentally challenged brother, Baba. Tara is her younger, unambitious sister, married and with children of her own. Raja is their popular, brilliant, and successful brother. When Tara returns for a visit with Bimla and Baba, old memories and tensions resurface, blending into a domestic drama that leads to beautiful and profound moments of self-understanding.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set in the vividly portrayed environs of Old Delhi, “\u003ci\u003eClear Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e does what only the very best novels can do: it totally submerges us. It also takes us so deeply into another world that we almost fear we won’t be able to climb out again” (\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Passages must be read and reread so that you savor their imagery, their language, and their wisdom.” —\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] thoroughly universal tale of unhealable family hurts . . . Distinctively shaded with enticing glimpses of India’s Hindu middle-class in shabby decline.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107072917744,"sku":"9780547526294","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547526294_p0.jpg?v=1769896214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547526294","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}