{"product_id":"maryam-son-by-mirza-waheed","title":"Maryam \u0026 Son By Mirza Waheed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA HAUNTING EXPLORATION OF MOTHERHOOD, GRIEF, AND THE LIMITS OF KNOWING THOSE WE LOVE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eMaryam Ali, a widow and school chef living in East London, wakes up one morning to find her son, Dilawar (\"Dil\"), missing from his bedroom. What begins as a search for a beloved child quickly spirals into a nightmare when government officials suggest that Dil may have traveled to Iraq and joined ISIS, potentially identified as a masked operative in an online propaganda video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAs the state’s machinery of surveillance descends upon her life, Maryam is forced to navigate the agonizing space between hope and horror. Caught in the limbo of not knowing whether her son is a victim or a perpetrator, she must reconcile the quiet, tech-savvy boy she raised with the \"monster\" the world accuses him of being. Amidst this upheaval, she forms a complicated, unexpected bond with Julian, the family liaison officer assigned to her case—a relationship that tests her loyalties and her own sense of self. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"518\"\u003eMaryam \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply humane and provocative novel that moves beyond the geopolitical headlines to focus on the intimate, suffocating atmosphere of a home under suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this novel is a profound literary achievement:\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\" id=\"p-rc_9afe9e77c0b02b29-32\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Masterful Study of Grief:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-33 citation-end-33\"\u003eCaptures the \"peculiar psychology of waiting\" and the way grief becomes a living, breathing presence for a mother left in uncertainty.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_9afe9e77c0b02b29-33\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplex Themes:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-32 citation-end-32\"\u003eExplores the intersection of motherhood, immigrant experience, Islamophobia, and the invasive reach of state surveillance in the domestic sphere.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_9afe9e77c0b02b29-34\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCompelling Characterization:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\"\u003eMaryam is portrayed as a multifaceted woman—steadfast, fragile, and defiant—rather than just a victim of circumstance.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\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\"\u003eA \"Slow-Burn\" Narrative:\u003c\/b\u003e Expertly balances the quiet, everyday rituals of suburban life with the high-stakes tension of an unfolding international tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eA deeply moving and provocative portrait of a family caught in extraordinary circumstances. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"96\"\u003eMaryam \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at Beetle Bookshop today!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452043915547,"sku":null,"price":594.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61e2NMDJ7jL._SL1500.jpg?v=1783077230","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/maryam-son-by-mirza-waheed","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}