{"product_id":"shanti-book-vikram-chandra-9780571356867","title":"Shanti","description":"Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.   Who was she? Where was she going? Why did she return?  It is 1945, and twenty-year-old Shiv, grieving his identical twin brother, retreats to a small town in Uttar Pradesh. He is preparing to jump onto the train tracks when he is stopped by the sight of a woman.  Shanti's husband is a fighter pilot missing in Burma. For the past three years she has travelled the country in search of him. In every military hospital she visits she hears a new story, and every time she passes through Leharia she tells one to Shiv. Through stories within stories Chandra tells a spiralling tale of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.  Borrowing a structure from the Mahabharata, Vikram Chandra tells a spiralling story of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.  Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49507429843217,"sku":"GOR010285780","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49657459900689,"sku":"GOR012360767","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49732417421585,"sku":"NGR9780571356867","price":13.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0571356869.jpg?v=1759230996","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/shanti-book-vikram-chandra-9780571356867","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}