{"product_id":"9781460330401","title":"Flame Tree Road","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Teatime for the Firefly comes the story of a man with dreams of changing the world who finds himself changed by love \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1870s India. In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young Biren Roy dreams of forging a new destiny. When his mother suffers the fate of widowhood—shunned by her loved ones and forced to live in solitary penance—Biren devotes his life to affecting change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiren's passionate spirit blossoms as wildly as the blazing flame trees of his homeland. With a law degree, he goes to work for the government to pioneer academic equality for girls. But in a place governed by age-old conventions, progress comes at a price, and soon Biren becomes a stranger among his own countrymen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust when his vision for the future begins to look hopeless, he meets Maya, the independent-minded daughter of a local educator, and his soul is reignited. It is in her love that Biren finally finds his home, and in her heart that he finds the hope for a new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIRA Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124489863408,"sku":"9781460330401","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781460330401_p0.jpg?v=1772499318","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781460330401","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}