{"product_id":"what-will-people-say-a-novel","title":"What Will People Say? A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Mihika, 56 and a widow, gets drawn into a relationship with Zuhayr, a 60-year-old divorcee who was her late husband Adityas friend, it doesnt seem to her like an event that should cause more than a raised eyebrow or two. Not in the twenty-first century, and not when their grown-up children are happy that their parents have found a second chance at happiness. But in Tinigaon-a small town in Assam-it is just not done for a woman of Mihikas age to have a romantic relationship-that, too, with a man from the Other Religion: a Muslim.Tinigaons Old Guard is scandalized as Mihika and Zuhayr are seen together in restaurants and cinema halls, flaunting their affair. And a nosy neighbour, Ranjana, keeps the moral brigade busy with juicy details of Zuhayrs late-night comings and goings from Mihikas house.Mihika decides to ignore the gossipmongering and slander and remain true to her relationship with Zuhayr, who has filled a void in her life after Adityas death five years ago. As long as her four closest friends, Tara, Triveni, Shagufta and Pallavi, stand by her, she doesnt care if others turn away. But when the gossip turns into something more sinister that could threaten her daughter Vedas happiness, Mihika is forced to take a call-should she give up the man she loves for her daughters sake, or is there an alternative that could give them both what they want?Writing with great sensitivity and gentle humour, Mitra Phukan proves once again that she is an extraordinary chronicler of the human heart. Rooted, like all her fiction, in the culture and sensibilities of Assam, What Will People Say? speaks to all of us, wherever we are, whoever we are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45871009628358,"sku":"DADAX9354474284","price":5.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/51EymCOcMTL.jpg?v=1779462539","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/what-will-people-say-a-novel","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}