{"product_id":"year-of-the-tiger","title":"Year of the Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sohaila Abdulali\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 294\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143067856\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York in the 1990s is rich, unmolested, full of hubris and joy. Zara Hussain—young, successful Wall Street trader—lives in the East Village with her twin Kabir, a free spirit and musician, and their older sister Salma, a scientist who is looking for an acceptable husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir best friend Sam helps them chase their extraordinary dreams when he’s not indulging his own passion for tigers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story begins with a crisis in Immigration at JFK Airport, which results in Zara vowing to stay in the US and Kabir deciding to return to India. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the year draws to a close, the siblings’ lives have turned upside down. Zara is involved in a snowballing financial scandal on Wall Street; Kabir is faced with the unfamiliar joys of responsibility; and Salma has found a possible and dangerous love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way we meet a motley bunch— Benny, a mentally ill man desperately searching for beauty; Mildred, one of Kabir’s many lovers; Rick, the Hussains’ neighbour who wants to sail the seven seas; and the moon as it makes sudden appearances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn elegant prose and vivid imagery, Sohaila Abdulali brings to life the rich, vibrant landscape of New York before 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst off, it’s very refreshing to read a book that’s been set in New York when 9\/11 was really just a date. And especially in Abdulali’s lively, unpretentious, humorous prose, the city comes alive with the Hussain family – twins Zara and Kabir, and their older sister, Salma. The core of the story revolves around identity, both public and private. As Zara struggles with a career in the booming financial sector, Kabir has a conflict of a more personal nature to come to terms with. All this, while Salma searches for the perfect groom. Year of the Tiger is a heart-warming read, not least because of the real-ness of both the characters and the story. Abdulali reminds us of the world when it was a gentler place, and stories could be told within a more personal, yet universal, realm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Sohaila Abdulali \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153772507504,"sku":"28617","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/28617.jpg?v=1793913905","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/year-of-the-tiger","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}