{"product_id":"the-fire-sacrifice","title":"The Fire Sacrifice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover a landmark Hindi novel of migration, womanhood, and the American immigrant experience, brilliantly translated by Jerry Pinto and written by celebrated author Susham Bedi!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/b\u003e As New Year arrives in New York, Guddo prepares a traditional \u003ci\u003ehavan\u003c\/i\u003e—a fire offering—that she has postponed for a decade, too busy simply surviving to risk smoke alarms, fussy neighbours, and the heavy weight of memory. As family crowds into her apartment, the mantras she recites begin to unlock a turbulent past: a widow transformed into an immigrant, trading a life of quiet respectability for the daily humiliations of subway platforms, grueling night shifts, cramped rooms, and the transactional calculations that govern even sisterhood. Guddo came to America for her children's future, but instead discovers the bruising, invisible cost of arrival. Told with unsparing clarity and fierce compassion, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e portrays migration not as a romantic reinvention, but as a trial by fire that asks what we must sacrifice to the flames—and what, if anything, manages to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Benefits:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Masterfully translated from the Hindi by award-winning author and poet Jerry Pinto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound Diaspora Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by Susham Bedi, a prominent voice in Hindi literature renowned for her deeply empathetic portraits of immigrant lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaw \u0026amp; Honest Narrative:\u003c\/b\u003e Explores complex themes of cultural dislocation, generational divides, the cost of survival, and the hidden realities of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfect Gift:\u003c\/b\u003e An essential, thought-provoking present for lovers of contemporary translated literature, South Asian fiction, and powerful character-driven dramas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52724665647387,"sku":null,"price":424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71A9PYgKRHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785825196","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/the-fire-sacrifice","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}