{"product_id":"9781594631511","title":"A Small Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003eA smart debut novel that explores the complexities of cultural differences, family loyalties, and what is lost in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarris, the patriarch of his large extended family in both England and Pakistan, has unexpectedly received a “small fortune” from his divorce settlement with an English woman. As a devout Muslim, Harris views this sum as a “burden of riches” that he must unload on someone else as quickly as possible. But deciding which relative to give it to proves to be a burden of its own, and soon he has promised it both to his extremely poor cousins in Pakistan and to his Westernized, college student daughter. In a rash bout of guilt and misunderstanding, Harris signs the entire sum away to the least deserving, most prosperous cousin of all, exacerbating a tricky web of familial debt and obligation on two sides of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith insight, affection, and a great gift for character and story, Rosie Dastgir immerses us in a rich, beautifully drawn immigrant community and a complex extended family. She considers the challenges between relatives of different cultural backgrounds, generations, and experiences—and the things they have to teach one another. \u003ci\u003eA Small Fortune \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an affecting look at class, culture, and the heartbreak of misinterpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041076625648,"sku":"9781594631511","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594631511_p0.jpg?v=1763810718","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594631511","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}