{"product_id":"white-lilies-an-essay-on-grief-by-vidya-krishnan","title":".White Lilies: An Essay on Grief by Vidya Krishnan","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA SHIFTING MOSAIC OF LOSS AND LOVE: A FIERCE, RAW MEDITATION ON THE FINALITY OF DEATH.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eGrief is rarely a straight line. For journalist Vidya Krishnan, it arrived in a single, devastating weekend—the loss of her grandmother to old age and her partner to a tragic road accident. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"190\"\u003eWhite Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of the years that followed, a fiercely honest attempt to grapple with the absolute, unshakeable finality of death and the question of how one continues to live and love in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eSeeking to make sense of the uncanny experience of mourning, Krishnan turns to science, religion, patterns, and the heartless, beautiful city of Delhi itself. She finds an unexpected guide in the poetry of Mirza Ghalib, whose verses capture the weight of bereavement that has long permeated the city’s history. Through her daily confrontation with the minutiae of sorrow, Krishnan transforms grief from a static monolith into a \"shifting mosaic,\" offering a profound meditation on what it means to carry our dead with us as we move forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003eWhite Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful addition to your library:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDevastatingly Candid:\u003c\/b\u003e A rare, unflinching look at the raw reality of grief, written with the precision and integrity of a seasoned investigative journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLiterary Companionship:\u003c\/b\u003e Beautifully weaves the history of Delhi and the timeless, sorrow-drenched poetry of Ghalib into a personal narrative of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBeyond the Monolith:\u003c\/b\u003e Challenges the reader to view grief not as an ending, but as a complex, evolving part of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAn Enduring Message:\u003c\/b\u003e Ultimately, it is a book about endurance—about how we continue to find purpose, identity, and the capacity to love even after our world has been shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhite Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an essay on death; it is a profound testament to the resilience of the human spirit. For anyone who has ever tried to find their way through the darkness, this book offers both a mirror and a lantern.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52425491546395,"sku":null,"price":424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91gGVtuyW4L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782898379","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/white-lilies-an-essay-on-grief-by-vidya-krishnan","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}