{"product_id":"9781492173946","title":"A Song of Light: A Modern Yarn about the Festival of Diwali","description":"A Song of Light is a novella inspired by Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol\". It is a modern yarn about the festival of Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, celebrated annually in South Asia and 'little Indias' overseas.\u003cbr\u003eOn the eve of a recent Diwali, (that glorious festival of Lights), the cantankerous and vainglorious moneylender, Salaram Baiman, comes face to face with a Shakespearean truth, to wit: \"There is a divinity that shapes our ends... .\" The fantastical events he experiences transforms his view of the world and of himself. That Diwali his feet are set upon a path that liberates him from his venial bondage to avarice and self-absorption. The Goddess Laxmi, the patron saint of Diwali along with her helpmates, illuminates his undestanding of the true significance of Diwali and the moral imperative of benevolence in a world that is disproportionately poor and disenfranchised.","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050500505840,"sku":"9781492173946","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781492173946_p0.jpg?v=1763661509","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781492173946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}