{"product_id":"love-and-marriage-in-mumbai","title":"Love and Marriage in Mumbai","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn twenty-first-century India, tradition is colliding with Western culture, a clash that touches the lives of everyday Indians from the wealthiest to the poorest. While ethnicity, class, and religion are influencing the nation's development, so too are pop culture and technology-an uneasy fusion whose impact is most evident in the institution of marriage.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove and Marriage in Mumbai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e introduces three couples whose relationships illuminate these sweeping cultural shifts in dramatic ways: Veer and Maya, a forward-thinking professional couple whose union is tested by Maya's desire for independence; Shahzad and Sabeena, whose desperation for a child becomes entwined with the changing face of Islam; and Ashok and Parvati, whose arranged marriage, made possible by an online matchmaker, blossoms into true love.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElizabeth Flock spent close to a decade getting to know these couples-listening to their stories and living in their homes, where she was privy to marital joy, inevitable frustration, dramatic upheaval, and whispered confessions and secrets. The result is a phenomenal feat of reportage that is both an enthralling portrait of a nation in the midst of transition and an unforgettable look at the universal mysteries of love and marriage that connect us all.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882107306241,"sku":"2OXI2H2IP-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/LOVEANDMARRIAGE.jpg?v=1645708638","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/love-and-marriage-in-mumbai","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}