{"product_id":"9781916751392-the-roof-beneath-their-feet","title":"The Roof Beneath Their Feet","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Indian modern classic by the International Booker Prize-winning author, roofs are meant for wild things, for romance and for play. They are realms of freedom – freedom from the male gaze, sexual freedom and freedom from society. Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that transcends time and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst publication (outside of India) for this playful and moving masterpiece of psychological intrigue and feminist space-making by the International Booker winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this Indian modern classic by the International Booker Prize-winning author, roofs are meant for wild things, for romance and for play. They are realms of freedom – freedom from the male gaze, sexual freedom and freedom from society. Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that transcends time and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘One of the finest Hindi writers, Geetanjali has created for herself a thoughtful, lyrical and contemporary fictional world, which is free from moral posturing and political hectoring. And Rahul Soni’s English translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Roof Beneath Their Feet\u003c\/em\u003e is attentive to its poetic nuances and intelligently responsive to its complexity.’ Alok Bhalla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In \u003cem\u003eThe Roof Beneath Their Feet\u003c\/em\u003e, Geetanjali Shree has created a dazzling, multifaceted narrative that plays around with shifting time and perception, leading the reader on a wild journey as only she can. Rahul Soni’s fleet-footed translation keeps up with Shree’s pyrotechnics, nimbly evoking a world like no other.’ Jeremy Tiang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57109857599862,"sku":"9781916751392","price":12.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39611123_85310a2a-0194-4349-9e9f-3b202cb84369.jpg?v=1769101192","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916751392-the-roof-beneath-their-feet","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}