{"product_id":"9781529094640","title":"Western Lane: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023","description":"Author: Chetna Maroo\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529094640\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 'A beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning. The people and places in this book will stay with me for a long time.' – Sally Rooney, author of \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e A 'Book of the Year' in \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e A deeply moving novel about grief, sisterhood, squash and a teenage girl's struggle to transcend herself.\u003c\/b\u003e Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo. But on the court, she is not alone. She is with her pa. She is with Ged, a thirteen-year-old boy with his own formidable talent. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe. \u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo’s first novel is a moving exploration of the closeness of sisterhood, the immigrant experience, and the collective overcoming of grief.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'With this gorgeous debut, Maroo blows most of the competition off the court.' – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e 'Stunning . . . Spare, tender, brilliantly achieved . . . A novel that unfolds in silences . . . and dares to leave much unsaid.' – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46528093421726,"sku":"TLD-9781529094640","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529094640.jpg?v=1771476724","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529094640","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}