{"product_id":"9781784744809","title":"A History of Burning","description":"Author: N\/A \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784744809 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 232mm x 155mm x 34mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immersive, kaleidoscopic debut for fans of \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e- one family's search for a better life through four continents, four generations and a century of change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOUR GENERATIONS. THREE SISTERS. ONE DIVIDED NATION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable debut . . . haunting, symphonic' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePirbhai is only thirteen when he is taken across the sea to East Africa on a vague promise of work. \u003c\/b\u003eHe grows up fast, and when he meets fierce, loyal Sonal, they know instantly they are one another's future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir family expands and thrives in the orderly, white-washed city of Kampala. But their granddaughters - proud Latika, diligent Mayuri and open-hearted Kiya - come of age in a divided nation. Finally forced to flee the brutality of Idi Amin, the family scatters across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey take with them a favourite rolling pin, a handful of photos, the taste, memory and language of home. They carry their secrets - past and present - too. One of which, when it comes out, will reveal the true cost of what gets left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Burning \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeous family portrait of love, survival, inheritance - and the eternal search for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne family's search for a better life, for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHalf of a Yellow Sun, Homegoing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePachinko\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vast and intricate, alight with love and contained fury . . . A book I want to press into readers' hands and discuss for hours' Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45475730849950,"sku":"UBD-9781784744809","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784744809.jpg?v=1747884403","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784744809","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}