{"product_id":"the-girl-with-the-seven-lives","title":"The girl with the seven lives by Vikas Swarup","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five-year-old Devi has been kidnapped. She is being held hostage in a dimly-lit basement by a masked gunman who is threatening to shoot her dead unless she reveals her entire life story and confesses to all the crimes he is accusing her of. To add to her terror, he is putting her life up for an online auction, where the highest bidder will determine her fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her very existence hanging in the balance, Devi proceeds to give her captor 'a confession to beat all confessions, while simultaneously engaging in a high-stakes battle of wits and endurance against impossible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus commences an enthralling odyssey through the hea and soul of modern India as, over the course of a single night Devi unveils the secrets of her seven extraordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the About \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVikas Swarup\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Indian author and former diplomat, best known for his debut novel \u003cem data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted into the Oscar-winning film \u003cem data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"159\"\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eBorn in Allahabad, India, Swarup pursued studies in History, Psychology, and Philosophy at Allahabad University, where he was also a champion debater.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn 1986, he joined the Indian Foreign Service, serving in various countries including Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, and the United Kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHis diplomatic career culminated in his posting as India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Pretoria in 2006\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Of Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45675592810753,"sku":"3228TXQF5-Used","price":250.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/1_7a3f2568-1866-438f-af5a-f04e0c02df2f.jpg?v=1729332787","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-girl-with-the-seven-lives","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}