{"product_id":"the-ground-beneath-her-feet-paperback-by-salman-rushdie","title":"The Ground Beneath Her Feet Paperback by Salman Rushdie","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2000-05-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e592\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780676972641\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e781.04\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.89 x 15.24 x 3.71\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The first great rock ’n’ roll novel in the English language.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Valentine’s Day, 1989, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer lover, the singer Ormus Cama, cannot accept that he has lost her, and so begins his eternal quest to find her and bring her back. His journey takes him across the globe and through cities pulsating with the power of rock ’n’ roll, to Bombay, London and New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut around the star-crossed lover and his quest, the uncertain world itself is beginning to tremble and break. Cracks and tears are appearing in the very fabric of reality, and exposing the abyss beyond. And Ormus has to confront just how far he is willing to go for love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this epic romance that stretches across whole lives, and even beyond death, Salman Rushdie's most accessible novel is also a vivid account of the intimate, flawed encounter between East and West, a remaking of the myth of Orpheus, and an exploration of the extremities of comedy, culture and desire. \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Beneath Her Feet\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping story that encapsulates the history, dreams and passions of the last half century as no other novel has done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eSALMAN RUSHDIE is the author of fourteen novels--including \u003ci\u003eLuka and the Fire of Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrimus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker); \u003ci\u003eShame; The Satanic Verses; Haroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Last Sigh\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Beneath Her Feet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFury\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShalimar the Clown; The Enchantress of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Golden House\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eQuichotte\u003c\/i\u003e--and one collection of short stories: \u003ci\u003eEast, West\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published four works of non-fiction--\u003ci\u003eJoseph Anton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImaginary Homelands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStep Across This Line\u003c\/i\u003e--and coedited two anthologies, \u003ci\u003eMirrorwork \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories 2008\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554484506785,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780676972641","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780676972641.jpg?v=1781770219","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-ground-beneath-her-feet-paperback-by-salman-rushdie","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}