{"product_id":"9781803095912","title":"Gold Sand, Gold Water (The India List)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Subarnarekha River shimmers with legend; once said to carry flecks of gold, it remains a source of both promise and hardship for those who live along its banks. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGold Sand, Gold Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Nalini Bera conjures a world where folklore and reality flow together, and forbidden love defies caste. Through the eyes of young Lolin, we witness the daily struggles of the Hatua people—part of the marginalized Adivasi and Dalit communities—as they navigate a world where ancient traditions are slowly being eroded by modern industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel paints an intimate, kaleidoscopic portrait of a vanishing way of life. Lyrical and haunting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGold Sand, Gold Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential addition to Bengali literature in translation—one that ensures these overlooked stories, like the river itself, continue to flow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52380431778023,"sku":"Fiction: Other Asia","price":24.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/51jspZ8UcyL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1784755609","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/zh-hans\/products\/9781803095912","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}