{"product_id":"we-that-are-young-by-preti-taneja","title":"We That Are Young by Preti Taneja","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJIVAN SINGH, the bastard scion of the Devraj family, returns to his childhood home after a long absence – only to witness the unexpected resignation of the ageing patriarch from the vast corporation he founded, the Devraj Company. On the same day, Sita, Devraj’s youngest daughter, absconds – refusing to submit to the marriage her father wants for her. Meanwhile, Radha and Gargi, Sita’s older sisters, are handed the Company… And so begins a brutal, deathly struggle for power, ranging over the luxury hotels and spas of New Delhi and Amritsar, the Palaces and slums of Napurthala, to Srinagar, Kashmir. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTold in astonishing prose – a great torrent of words and imagery – \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe that are young\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern-day King Lear that bursts with energy and fierce, beautifully measured rage. Set against the backdrop of the anti-corruption riots in 2011–2012, it provides startling insights into modern India, the clash of youth and age, the hectic pace of life in one of the world’s fastest growing economies – and the ever-present spectre of death. More than that, this is a novel about the human heart. And its breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePRETI TANEJA was born in the UK to Indian parents and spent most of her childhood holidays in New Delhi. She has worked as a human rights reporter and filmmaker on Iraq, in Jordan, Rwanda, and Kosovo, and her work has been published in the Guardian and Open Democracy. A fellow at Warwick University, in 2014 Preti’s novella \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKumkum Malhotra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e won the Gatehouse Press New Fictions Prize. She is also the editor of Visual Verse and was selected as an AHRC\/ BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker for 2014.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40502655942704,"sku":"9781910296783","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/products\/WeThatAreYoung.jpg?v=1662555458","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/we-that-are-young-by-preti-taneja","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}