{"product_id":"9781250834119","title":"Look on the Bright Side","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe powerful short stories in this collection are set against—and frequently driven by—the picturesque yet often violent backdrop of Assam, a province in India’s northeast. In one, a young man attempts to escape the confines of middle-class aspirations, only to be brought up against the futility of rebellion. Another finds a mother sharing her daughter’s pain when social inhibitions finally catch up with her. Others see the bloody effects of violence: one sees a young girl lose her tongue to the horrors of conflict, while another depicts the destruction of carefully managed ethnic harmony. All are shot through with a desire to understand, to attempt to explore if not explain, the violence and brutality that have long plagued the beautiful land of Assam and left it populated with ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48049800839408,"sku":"9781250834119","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250834119_p0.jpg?v=1763703809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250834119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}