{"product_id":"tell-me-how-to-be","title":"Tell Me How to Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eINAUGURAL LILLY'S LIBRARY BOOK CLUB PICK FROM LILLY SINGH\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I really loved this book' \u003c\/b\u003eRumaan Alam, author of \u003ci\u003eLeave the World Behind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003ePatel writes with the wisdom and compassion of an old soul' \u003c\/b\u003eCeleste Ng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eUtterly unforgettable' \u003c\/b\u003eNikesh Shukla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A love letter to R\u0026amp;B' \u003c\/b\u003eSusie Yang, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eSomething everyone can relate to' \u003c\/b\u003eLilly Singh, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Bawse \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A soulful and seductive love song of a book' \u003c\/b\u003eNancy Jooyoun Kim, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Story of Mina Lee \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely loved it' \u003c\/b\u003eLuan Goldie, author of \u003ci\u003eNightingale Point \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It made me laugh and cry' \u003c\/b\u003eKavita Puri, author of \u003ci\u003ePartition Voices \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Refreshing...Defiant...Consistently surprising.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost in the jungle of Los Angeles, Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his perfect brother. Shame for his alcoholism. And most of all, shame for what happened with the first boy he ever loved. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash must return to Illinois to confront his demons and the painful memory of a sexual awakening that became a nightmare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkash's mum, Renu, is also plagued by guilt. She had it all: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. But as the one-year anniversary of her husband's death approaches Renu can't stop wondering if she chose the wrong life thirty-five years ago and should have stayed in London with her first love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. When their pasts catch up to them, Renu and Akash must decide between the lives they left behind and the ones they've since created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy turns irreverent and tender, filled with the beats of '90s R\u0026amp;B, \u003ci\u003eTell Me How to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is about our earliest betrayals and the cost of reconciliation. But most of all, it is the love story of a mother and son each trying to figure out how to be in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787552813235,"sku":"9781398705241","price":920.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477378469781398705241.jpg?v=1762821437","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/tell-me-how-to-be","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}