{"product_id":"the-loneliness-of-sonia-and-sunny-kiran-desai","title":"The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny — Kiran Desai","description":"\u003carticle data-turn=\"user\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-580\" data-turn-id=\"c17231c4-47b2-45be-ba9b-43fabb12f29a\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-581\" data-turn-id=\"request-68c6f31b-a44c-832c-8bcc-e64f20929e86-54\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"66b7cb18-5e21-4b0c-b21c-6d68b98f89a4\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"242\" data-start=\"56\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"92\" data-start=\"56\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"95\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShortlisted for the Booker Prize • New York Times Bestseller • TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2025• \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"400\" data-start=\"244\"\u003eFrom Booker Prize–winning author Kiran Desai (\u003cem data-end=\"315\" data-start=\"290\"\u003eThe Inheritance of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e) comes an epic love story that stretches across India and America, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"881\" data-start=\"402\"\u003eSonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train — awkwardly aware that their grandparents once tried (and failed) to arrange a match between them. Years later, their lives are shaped by very different forces. Sonia, an aspiring novelist back in India after studying in Vermont, feels shadowed by a past relationship that still unsettles her. Sunny, a struggling journalist in New York, is trying to outrun family expectations and the violence of his powerful clan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1046\" data-start=\"883\"\u003eWhen their paths converge again, they begin searching — together — for love, freedom, and meaning in a world defined by migration, class, history, and inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1191\" data-start=\"1048\"\u003eSweeping, lyrical, and immersive, this is a big-hearted literary novel about fate, family, and the ways we belong (or don’t) across continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1237\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1237\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003eFrom our book truck to your book shelves…!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Meant Well Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45374627184812,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/3192\/0556\/files\/91UfJ2z4psL._SL1500.jpg?v=1772607897","url":"https:\/\/www.meantwellbooks.com\/products\/the-loneliness-of-sonia-and-sunny-kiran-desai","provider":"Meant Well Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}