{"product_id":"belonging-a-journey-of-love","title":"Belonging: A Journey of Love – Sonia Gandhi","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis title will be released around November 10, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A surprising,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e richly told memoir that seamlessly weaves the personal with the political to tell a riveting story of love,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e family,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and India—from Sonia Gandhi!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"3\"\u003eBelonging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the once-famously reticent political leader Sonia Gandhi opens up with warmth and candor to share the remarkable trajectory of her life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The journey begins in Cambridge in 1965,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e where nineteen-year-old Sonia Maino meets and falls in love with Rajiv Gandhi,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grandson of India’s first Prime Minister,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jawaharlal Nehru.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From her childhood in post-war Italy to her introduction to her formidable mother-in-law Indira Gandhi,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sonia reflects on adjusting to her adopted home—learning Hindi,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wearing saris,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and embracing Indian culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe memoir details the shattering personal tragedies that reshaped her destiny:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the sudden death of Sanjay Gandhi,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the brutal assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rajiv's ascension to Prime Minister,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his tragic assassination seven years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Choosing to stay in India despite the tragedy,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sonia went on to become the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress and made the historic decision to decline the prime ministership in 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"458\"\u003eBelonging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an intimate,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e insider perspective on modern Indian political history,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e duty,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e identity,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and finding home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54340847304987,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71rJpw-gCVL._SL1200.jpg?v=1792662776","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/belonging-a-journey-of-love","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}