{"product_id":"the-lady-on-a-horse-and-other-secrets-paperback","title":"The Lady on a Horse and Other Secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRamona Sen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning over a century, The Lady on the Horse tells the story of five generations of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea family in Calcutta. Starting life as a khansama in an Englishman's house in 1900, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDipendra Nath Lahiri dreams of acquiring the wealth and status of a zamindar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife Pritilata's skills as a seamstress-much sought after by the memsahibs-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecome the means, and by 1919, their tailoring business, Lahiri \u0026amp; Sons, has made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethem fabulously rich and they've bought a grand mansion, Lahiri Bari. Their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprogeny can live a life of leisure, at par with the white sahibs Dipendra Nath and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePritilata had once served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with time, Lahiri Bari also becomes the house of many secrets and contested\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elegacies: of injustice, betrayal, love and pain. What was the unmentionable 'thing'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat happened between Neelratan Lahiri's wife Ishwari and the black-as-a-crow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKanailal-the revolutionary who wanted to burn down the Raj? Two generations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elater, what is the mysterious connection between Pixie and the maid's daughter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyesha, who grow up like sisters? And what was the oldest secret of them all-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat turned the demure Pritilata into a rebel who rode out of her mansion on a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagnificent horse one day-never to return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the freedom struggle, the Bengal Famine and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePartition, this sprawling family saga explores the insidious implications of class\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand caste through the lives of people thrown together by blood ties and fate lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the story is the idea that everything which happens in the present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas its roots in the past-every generation will be shaped by the legacy it has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen bequeathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a rich cast of characters and lyrical prose, Ramona Sen takes us on an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexhilarating roller-coaster ride through the trials and tribulations of one family-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the passionate loves and bitter enmities that shaped their fortunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53751147594035,"sku":"9789354479649","price":47.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Fj4uxg4VLK9789354479649.webp?v=1785280368","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-lady-on-a-horse-and-other-secrets-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}