{"product_id":"a-small-fortune-9781594631511","title":"A Small Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rosie Dastgir\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA smart debut novel that explores the complexities of cultural differences, family loyalties, and what is lost in translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarris, the patriarch of his large extended family in both England and Pakistan, has unexpectedly received a \"small fortune\" from his divorce settlement with an English woman. As a devout Muslim, Harris views this sum as a \"burden of riches\" that he must unload on someone else as quickly as possible. But deciding which relative to give it to proves to be a burden of its own, and soon he has promised it both to his extremely poor cousins in Pakistan and to his Westernized, college student daughter. In a rash bout of guilt and misunderstanding, Harris signs the entire sum away to the least deserving, most prosperous cousin of all, exacerbating a tricky web of familial debt and obligation on two sides of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith insight, affection, and a great gift for character and story, Rosie Dastgir immerses us in a rich, beautifully drawn immigrant community and a complex extended family. She considers the challenges between relatives of different cultural backgrounds, generations, and experiences--and the things they have to teach one another. \u003ci\u003eA Small Fortune \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an affecting look at class, culture, and the heartbreak of misinterpretation.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411661643927,"sku":"9781594631511","price":1927.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781594631511.webp?v=1767444166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-small-fortune-9781594631511","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}