{"product_id":"men-like-ours-9781639735228","title":"Men Like Ours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most promising debut I've read in decades.\" --Gary Shteyngart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOur \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a brilliant new voice in fiction, a darkly comic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand moving story about death, life, and community in a South Asian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esuburban enclave of New Jersey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Matthew Pillai is found dead, slumped over the wheel of his BMW, the women of Willow Road are roped into the investigation of their friend's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of the case are the Sharmas--Anita, a widow whose late husband introduced Matthew to the neighborhood, and her boundary-pushing daughter, Leila, who called him Uncle. To Anita, who has been in freefall since her arrival in the United States as a young woman, Matthew's presence offered hope, including a promise of betterment for Leila. The truth, however, is far stranger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this darkly funny debut, the women of Willow Road find that despite their internecine quarrels, casual backstabbing, and generational feuds, in the end, there is no one to turn to but each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bindu Bansinath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.15w x 1.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639735228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBindu Bansinath\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior writer for \u003ci\u003eNew York M\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eagazine\u003c\/i\u003e's The Cut. \u003ci\u003eMen Like Ours\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. She lives in Jersey City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bindu Bansinath \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311290626205,"sku":"9781639735228","price":34.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_02a954db-02e3-4300-94a9-650c6481799c.jpg?v=1779260703","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/men-like-ours-9781639735228","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}