{"product_id":"9789351772101","title":"The Lovers and the Leavers","description":"In twelve linked stories, the characters in The Lovers and the Leavers intersect and drift apart across several years and continents.  Komola, a maid in a quiet mansion in Dhaka, begins a doomed relationship with a handsome, mysterious man. Her nephew, a gifted little boy in her village, nurses a terrible secret, and his mother flees, ending up by the sea in Chennai.   At the other end of the world, a Bangladeshi-American woman, Rox, lusts after a teenager, while her best friend, the rebellious Ila, must choose between love and tradition.    Artfully woven with poems and photographs, these stories move between India, Bangladesh, America and Europe. A haunting, lyrical collection, The Lovers and the Leavers announces the arrival of a formidable talent.","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182048559344,"sku":"9789351772101","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789351772101_p0.jpg?v=1765233969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789351772101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}