{"product_id":"the-sunset-club","title":"The Sunset Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Khushwant Singh\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\/Viking\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780670085194\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the members of the Sunset Club: Pandit Preetam Sharma, Nawab Barkatullah Baig and Sardar Boota Singh. Friends for over forty years, they are now in their eighties. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd every evening, at the sunset hour, they sit together on a bench in Lodhi Gardens to  exchange news and views on the events of the day, talking about everything from love, lust, sex and scandal to religion and politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he follows a year in the lives of the three men—from January 26 2009 to January 26 2010—Khushwant Singh brings his characters vibrantly to life, with his piquant portrayals of their fantasies and foibles, his unerring ear for dialogue and his genius for capturing the flavour and texture of everyday life in their households.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterwoven with this compelling human story is another chronicle – of a year in the life of India, as the country goes through the cycle of seasons, the tumult of general elections, violence, natural disasters and corruption in high places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn turn ribald and lyrical, poignant and profound, The Sunset Club is a deeply moving exploration of friendship, sexuality, old age and infirmity; a joyous celebration of nature; an insightful portrait of India’s paradoxes and complexities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece from one of India’s most-loved storytellers, The Sunset Club will have you in tears and laughter, and grip you from the first page to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Khushwant Singh \/ Penguin\/Viking \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153699336560,"sku":"31214","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/31214.jpg?v=1793912819","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-sunset-club","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}