{"product_id":"9781805225812","title":"Saraswati","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenturies ago, they say that the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Punjab, alongside the Indus River and its five tributaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome dismiss this as myth or allegory, but when Satnam arrives in Punjab for his grandmother's funeral, he finds water in the dried-up well behind her house. The discovery sets in motion a contentious government scheme to unearth this lost river as an act of Hindu nationalist pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracing each river as threads in a tapestry, Gurnaik Johal takes us through the lives of seven people whose histories resurface with a river that will change the course of their future forever. Ambitious, moving and brimming with rich folklore, Saraswati is a debut novel from one of Britain's most-feted young writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gurnaik Johal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52003946365246,"sku":"9781805225812","price":385.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781805225812.jpg?v=1753259834","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781805225812","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}