{"product_id":"9781473686687","title":"Gun Island : A spellbinding, globe-trotting novel by the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ghosh, Amitav\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 3 September 2020 by John Murray Press (John Murray Publishers Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 23 | 222g\u003cp\u003eBundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood and about the world around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGun Island is a beautifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghosh, Amitav","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52216789500088,"sku":"9781473686687","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781473686687.jpg?v=1761655883","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781473686687","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}