{"product_id":"placard-holder-in-the-pass-9781543701494","title":"Placard Holder in the Pass","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peeyush Maniyambath\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Partridge India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Partridge India\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: General Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeshav, an itinerant worker, finds himself stranded in a small town in a mountain pass, delivered there accidentally by a truck driver who was a regular there. Locals bring him to the town eatery, where he encounters Aziz, the friendly proprietor of the place. There, he finds a home and a strange calling: standing by the highway and holding a placard advertising the presence of the eatery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeshav befriends Kili, an inhabitant of the surrounding hills--before reappearing with his stunning bride, Chameli. He also meets a wide variety of people--White, a doctor with an ornithological slant of mind who traverses the pass regularly; his faithful driver, Babu; and Keith, a decaying long-term resident of the pass who tried unsuccessfully to live with Tina, his sister in the UK. The moodiness of the unique weather and topography of the pass remains a constant backdrop as Chameli's disillusionment with Keshav grows in the presence of other ardent admirers. Keith finds himself battling depression and alcoholism, despite White's attempts to help him; Kili too suddenly disappears. Gradually the lives of those around Keshav--those who chose the pass as their home, perhaps not as a matter of choice but more due to compulsion--begin to disintegrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this novel, a migrant worker builds a new life for himself in a small mountain town, only to see it fall apart amidst love, betrayal, and sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Partridge India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45091730096279,"sku":"9781543701494","price":1028.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781543701494.webp?v=1769204963","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/placard-holder-in-the-pass-9781543701494","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}