{"product_id":"9789354893209","title":"Onam in a Nightie","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre is an imposing temple so ancient that no one knows exactly when it was built. Here, even a tiny railway station has set its own rules for acceptance and belonging. On the other side of the tracks, a baker runs errands for total strangers in the middle of a pandemic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalgudi Days meets reality in the search for joy and belonging in a book that is alternatively heartwarming and hilarious. Anjana Menon takes you to a place that you wish stays that way forever, in these true stories of hope and resilience from a midway Kerala town.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anjana Menon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899229032597,"sku":"9789354893209","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9789354893209.jpg?v=1776992096","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9789354893209","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}