{"product_id":"at-play-and-other-stories-by-amita-basu","title":"At Play and Other Stories by Amita Basu","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face='\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"' style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eIllness and violence, fair-weather friends and dysfunctional families, trauma and rapid cultural shifts – girls and women in contemporary India deal with the spectrum of life’s challenges and rewards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face='\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"' lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThese\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003efifteen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estories feature Indian women – and, occasionally, nonhuman females – as they grapple with family and friendship, miscarriages and runaway children, rapid sociocultural shifts, love and sex, work and ambition, physical and mental illness, aging and coming of age, and the struggle to make a living. Several stories feature working-class characters and examine how class shapes our psychological reality.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face='\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"' lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan face='\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"' lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAmita Basu’s \u003ci\u003eAt Play and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e examines the struggles and joys of life for women and girls in contemporary India. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bridgetown Café Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65714511282525,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/0823\/1517\/files\/AtPlaySmall.jpg?v=1787849687","url":"https:\/\/bhpbridgertowncafebookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/at-play-and-other-stories-by-amita-basu","provider":"Bridgetown Café Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}