{"product_id":"fear-and-lovely-9780857308344","title":"Fear and Lovely","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFear and Lovely is a tender, character-driven story of love, longing, terror, and healing that follows Mallika, a painfully shy young woman growing up in a close-knit, sometimes stifling New Delhi colony. After suffering a trauma at nineteen, she loses three days of her memory and spirals into a deep depression. She must find a way out of this abyss while hiding her mental illness from her community. The story unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, revealing their struggles, secrets, and silences. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 January 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oldcastle Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in the heart of a close-knit, sometimes stifling New Delhi colony, Mallika is a painfully shy young woman. Despite being surrounded by love, her life is complicated by secrets that she, her mother, and her aunt work hard to keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter suffering a trauma at the age of nineteen, Mallika loses three days of her memory and slowly spirals into a deep depression. She must find a way out of this abyss, back to herself, and those she cares about. However, she must also hide her mental illness from her community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a narrative that unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, the astonishing story of these characters' lives emerges. For Mallika's family, childhood friends, and the two men she loves, are also hiding truths. As each gives voice to contending with their own struggles, secrets, and silences shatter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs irreverent and funny as it is serious and anguished, Fear and Lovely is a tender, character-driven story of love, longing, terror, and healing that will keep you turning pages and won't let you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 700g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 163 x 243 x 42 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780857308344\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anjana Appachana","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44105521987834,"sku":"9780857308344","price":14.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1674224272749_book.jpg?v=1674645407","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/fear-and-lovely-9780857308344","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}