{"product_id":"bird-summons","title":"Bird Summons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2019 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE 2019 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BIRD SUMMONS is a magic carpet ride into the forest of history and the lives of women. Deep and wild' Lucy Ellmann Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eDUCKS NEWBURYPORT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalma\u003c\/b\u003e happily married tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoni\u003c\/b\u003e gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears her son's condition will worsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIman\u003c\/b\u003e feels burdened by her beauty. In her twenties and already in her third marriage she is treated like a pet and longs for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  On a road trip to the Scottish Highlands the women are visited by the Hoopoe a sacred bird whose fables from Muslim and Celtic literature compel them to question the balance between faith and femininity love loyalty and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Brilliantly imagined intense and haunting \u003ci\u003eBird Summons\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Leila Aboulela's reputation as one of our finest contemporary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791191994547,"sku":"9781474600934","price":600.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478121339781474600934.jpg?v=1762853715","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/bird-summons","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}