{"product_id":"9781476703251","title":"The Sleeping Dictionary","description":"\u003cb\u003eYOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills—for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her—to fight for her country’s freedom and her own happiness.","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130662469872,"sku":"9781476703251","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476703251_p0.jpg?v=1763609571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476703251","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}