{"product_id":"the-wedding-9781951631611","title":"The Wedding","description":"Dr. Ahilya Kapoor dreads heading to her hometown in India for the lavish wedding of Radhika, her young cousin, who's captured the bachelor of the season. Entangled between two worlds, Ahilya's independent career as an epidemiologist for the WHO causes constant friction with her family's desire for her to \" settle down and marry\" . During the festivities, Ahilya finds herself drawn to a handsome cardiologist from London. She envisages the possibility of a future that weaves her two worlds in harmony. But, just as things start going well, a mysterious illness sweeps through the gathering and Ahilya is wrapped up in events that will change everyone's lives. Full of sharp wit, familial drama, cultural clashes, and unexpected encounters, The Wedding explores the complexities of tradition and modernity, and the universal search for love and belonging in a time of transition and turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vandana Nair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Santa Fe Writer's Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.60w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951631611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVandana Nair grew up in India, believing that relationships need to be nurtured from their roots. Learning across geographies have enabled her to complete her undergraduate degree in India, work as a freelance writer, and attain an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University's Rainier Writing Workshop in Fiction. She has contributed a short story, The Signature to The Knot Wound Round Your Finger (Bell Press), an anthology on memory, history and inheritance, which was nominated by the publishers for a Pushcart prize in 2021. Her book reviews of translated texts from India have appeared in Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation, The University of Iowa. She is presently working on her literary women's fiction collection She\/Her. Find her at nairvandana.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Vandana Nair \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483836526749,"sku":"9781951631611","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_60932e8d-76c0-479f-869e-9ec8aaae3c76.jpg?v=1782289294","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-wedding-9781951631611","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}