{"product_id":"a-splintering","title":"A Splintering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable story of motherhood, obsession and ambition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a village in rural Pakistan, Tara is waiting and watching. The smell of dung and dust hangs over her world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is desperate to leave the petty life of the village and escape the iron grip of her violent, unpredictable brother. Marrying a middle-class accountant allows her to escape to the capital, but she soon finds that life as a respectable housewife is not sufficient either. She wants what the rich mothers at her children’s school have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe wants what their husbands have. But can she truly shake her past? And what of the menacing spectre of her brother, a reminder of the threads that tie her to the life she left behind?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against a hypnotic, oppressive backdrop of political violence and natural disaster, A Splintering traces the class struggle of a woman stuck between province and metropolis, between motherhood and ambition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisquieting and utterly gripping, it is an extraordinary achievement by Dur e Aziz Amna, an exploration of a complex and unforgettable character who will risk everything to carve out a life of her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dur e Aziz Amna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367641657731,"sku":"9780715655894","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-09-03T120527.246.png?v=1756897544","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/a-splintering","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}