{"product_id":"9781476703251","title":"Sleeping Dictionary","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India—a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49614514979102,"sku":"9781476703251","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/8436\/0222\/files\/9781476703251_3e05ab97-045d-4e68-940a-09665762de71.jpg?v=1785381902","url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9781476703251","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}