{"product_id":"9781787705586","title":"A Calamity of Noble Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003eA kaleidoscopic portrait of Tunisian history.--The New York TimesOne fateful night in December 1935, the destinies of two prominent families are changed forever. Zubaida, the young wife of Mohsen Ennaifer, is suspected of a clandestine love affair with Tahar, a radical intellectual from humble origins. This scandalous tryst has many facets, many truths, that are recounted in the voices of the eleven different narrators who, in a feat of storytelling virtuosity, animate this spectacular novel. A complex fresco of secrets, memories, accusations, regrets, and passions set against the backdrop of a country in turmoil, in search of its modern identity.  A compelling, muti-generational story of women’s lives in one of the Arab World’s most intriguing countries, a drama of forbidden love, and a contemporary narrative in which the truth remains forever slightly out of reach, A Calamity of Noble Houses is Amira Ghenim’s English language debut.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52915787891022,"sku":"9781787705586","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781787705586_173d4800-e1bb-48a4-b141-28f45f8368a2.jpg?v=1753218532","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9781787705586","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}