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Intemperance

A Novel

by Sonora Jha ...

In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian ... Read more

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In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian
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The Laughter

A Novel

by Sonora Jha ...

"Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away, he can’t see the ground shifting beneath his feet. A deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power, The Laughter explores how ‘otherness’ is both fetishized and demonized, and what it means to love something—a person, a country—that does not love you back."—Celeste Ng, New York ... Read more

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"Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away, he can’t see the ground shifting beneath his feet. A deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power, The Laughter explores how ‘otherness’ is both fetishized and demonized, and what it means to love something—a person, a country—that does not love you back."—Celeste Ng, New York
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How to Raise a Feminist Son

Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family

by Sonora Jha ...

"This book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them.”—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and MediocreBeautifully written and deeply personal, this book follows the struggles and triumphs of one single, immigrant mother of color to raise an American feminist son. From teaching consent to ... Read more

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"This book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them.”—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and MediocreBeautifully written and deeply personal, this book follows the struggles and triumphs of one single, immigrant mother of color to raise an American feminist son. From teaching consent to
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A Novel of Land and Longing

by Sonora Jha ...

A mother returns to her home country of India to bring back her runaway adolescent son and discovers anew the surprise and crises of the place she left behind.Katya Misra leads a carefully constructed academic life in Seattle—until one evening, she learns her adolescent son Kabir has run away to India to find the father he has never met. Contemptuous of her mother country, Katya is determined to ... Read more

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A mother returns to her home country of India to bring back her runaway adolescent son and discovers anew the surprise and crises of the place she left behind.Katya Misra leads a carefully constructed academic life in Seattle—until one evening, she learns her adolescent son Kabir has run away to India to find the father he has never met. Contemptuous of her mother country, Katya is determined to
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New Feminisms in South Asian Social Media, Film, and Literature

Disrupting the Discourse

Edited by Alka Kurian, Sonora Jha ...

Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
This book is a study of the resurgence and re-imagination of feminist discourse on gender and sexuality in South Asia as told through its cinematic, literary, and social media narratives. It brings incisive and expert analyses of emerging disruptive articulations that represent an unprecedented surge of feminist response to the culture of sexual violence in South Asia. Here scholars across ... Read more

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This book is a study of the resurgence and re-imagination of feminist discourse on gender and sexuality in South Asia as told through its cinematic, literary, and social media narratives. It brings incisive and expert analyses of emerging disruptive articulations that represent an unprecedented surge of feminist response to the culture of sexual violence in South Asia. Here scholars across
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How to Raise a Feminist Son

Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family

by Sonora Jha ...

Narrated by Sonora Jha ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

A compelling story that will resonate with feminists who hope to change the world, one kind boy at a timeThis book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them.”—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and MediocreA beautifully written and deeply personal story of struggling, failing, and ... Read more

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A compelling story that will resonate with feminists who hope to change the world, one kind boy at a timeThis book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them.”—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and MediocreA beautifully written and deeply personal story of struggling, failing, and
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The Laughter

A Novel

by Sonora Jha ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove, Deepti Gupta ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

""Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away, he can’t see the ground shifting beneath his feet. A deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power, The Laughter explores how ‘otherness’ is both fetishized and demonized, and what it means to love something—a person, a country—that does not love you back.""—Celeste Ng, New York ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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""Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away, he can’t see the ground shifting beneath his feet. A deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power, The Laughter explores how ‘otherness’ is both fetishized and demonized, and what it means to love something—a person, a country—that does not love you back.""—Celeste Ng, New York
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Intemperance

A Novel

by Sonora Jha ...

Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian
... Read more

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Foreign

A Novel of Land and Longing

by Sonora Jha ...

Narrated by Deepti Gupta, Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

Featuring dual narration from Deepti Gupta and Vikas AdamA mother returns to her home country of India to bring back her runaway adolescent son and discovers anew the surprise and crises of the place she left behind.Katya Misra leads a carefully constructed academic life in Seattle—until one evening, she learns her adolescent son Kabir has run away to India to find the father he has never met. ... Read more

$28.99 USD

PRE-ORDER

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Featuring dual narration from Deepti Gupta and Vikas AdamA mother returns to her home country of India to bring back her runaway adolescent son and discovers anew the surprise and crises of the place she left behind.Katya Misra leads a carefully constructed academic life in Seattle—until one evening, she learns her adolescent son Kabir has run away to India to find the father he has never met.
... Read more

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What a Time to Be Alive

A Novel

by Jade Chang ...

Narrated by Jenapher Zheng ...

Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARDA deeply moving and often hilarious novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her complicated pastLola Treasure Gold can’t figure out her life. She’s broke, unemployed, and back in her childhood home, a ... Read more

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LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARDA deeply moving and often hilarious novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her complicated pastLola Treasure Gold can’t figure out her life. She’s broke, unemployed, and back in her childhood home, a
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Sister Snake

A Novel

by Amanda Lee Koe ...

Narrated by Zoë Chao ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters—one in New York, one in Singapore—who are bound by an ancient secretSisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters—one in New York, one in Singapore—who are bound by an ancient secretSisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they
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Wandering Souls

A Novel

by Cecile Pin ...

Narrated by Ainsleigh Barber, Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into ... Read more

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This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into
... Read more

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