{"product_id":"the-little-flower-girl-english-paperback-w","title":"The Little Flower Girl (English, Paperback, W","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout the Book: The Little Flower Girl A story teller unravels the extraordinary stories of someordinary people. On our journey through life we meet so manypeople-many we forget but some leave memories that refuse to fadeaway. This is a collection of true stories-of actual meetings andencounters that the author had with these people over the years asa journalist. The 11-year-old flower seller with her unfulfilleddreams, the gay men forced into lives of heterosexualunhappiness,the heart-wrenching stories of abandoned HIV positivechildren whom no-one wants to adopt. There are poignant stories ofold women in old age homes. Among the exploited prostitutes therestands out Sandhya who proudly describes how being a sex-worker hasenabled her to educate and marry off her siblings. Poor home-lesspavement dwellers live together amicably regardless of theirreligion. One old lady tells the author:\\here everyone has only onecaste-Ezhari jaati-(the caste of the poor). Yet what shines throughthese stories isnt despair but hope and triumph of the human spiritagainst all odds. About the Author: Shobha Warrier Shobha Warrier works as the Associate Editorial Director . She is also a short story writer in Malayalam, havingpublished three collections-Ramakundam, Meghana and Jalavidya. Shewas awarded the Lalithambika Antharjanam award for the young womanwriter in Malayalam in 1996 for the book Jaalavidya. Her shortstories have been translated into Kannada and Telugu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitasta Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859198337222,"sku":"DADAX8192535428","price":3.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/51X-XWj4FFL.jpg?v=1779276242","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/the-little-flower-girl-english-paperback-w","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}