{"product_id":"the-time-of-the-peacock-paperback","title":"The Time of the Peacock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMena Abdullah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRay Mathew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kasmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their depiction of life of an Indian family in rural Australia, but they would be distinguished in any case by their quality - their crystalline images and lyrical feeling, their sensitive perception of light and shade, of human suffering, exile and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMena Abdullah and Ray Mathew have created a beautiful new world in Australia: the gay, touching and agonising life of an immigrant Indian family as seen by their younger daughter.\u003c\/em\u003e - The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever has the other fellow's point of view been put forward with more gentle suavity than in this tale of Indian children growing up in rural Australia ... The style throughout has a simplicity and purity of language that is a delight to read.\u003c\/em\u003e - The West Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e...a jewel of a book.\u003c\/em\u003e - Nancy Keesing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415891394738,"sku":"9781925706888","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f5e46b6b765aef49091aae22a3f97548.webp?v=1778390556","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-time-of-the-peacock-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}