{"title":"Chetna Maroo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChetna Maroo\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts deeply moving stories that explore the complexities of family, love, and personal growth. Her writing weaves rich emotional landscapes with finely drawn characters, inviting readers into intimate moments of connection and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOften set against evocative backdrops, her novels such as \u003cem\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/em\u003e blend gentle humour with profound insight into human nature. Fans of thoughtful, character-driven general fiction will find much to cherish in her work.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"western-lane-by-chetna-maroo-9781035041879","title":"Western Lane","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWOW. Western Lane is glorious. You'll want to read it over and over again.\u003c\/em\u003e - Aravind Adiga, author of \u003cem\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and a young athlete's struggle to transcend herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEleven-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn indelible coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo's first novel captures the ordinary and annihilates it with beauty. \u003cem\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/em\u003e is a valentine to innocence, to the closeness of sisterhood, to the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONG-LISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244826767596,"sku":"9781035041879","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035041879-western-lane-1.jpg?v=1788017218"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/chetna-maroo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}