{"title":"Anitha Devi Pillai","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnitha Devi Pillai’s works invite readers into deeply reflective and evocative narratives that explore the complexities of memory, identity, and cultural heritage. Through poignant storytelling in titles like \u003cem\u003eUnsaid\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat the Tongue Remembers\u003c\/em\u003e, she crafts intimate portraits of characters grappling with personal and historical legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering rich, contemplative prose within general fiction, Pillai’s novels resonate with themes of silence and spoken truths, inviting a quiet yet profound engagement with the past and its lasting impact on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"unsaid-by-anitha-devi-pillai-9789815017090","title":"Unsaid","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre we ready to listen to the unspoken words around us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis wife's voice was unmistakable. She was moaning and sighing, and he could hear his divan creaking. How he wished he had not come home that night. He was a mere mortal. His heart had betrayed him. What can he do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere else in the world, a child watches her father bullied into submission, while another is teased for his queer choices by those he trusts. Will the soft voices of the weak ever be heard?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing — not even death — was going to stop her from joining her family during the annual lantern festival celebrations. The dead do walk amongst us, don't they?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the sun sets in the forest, a woman pays the price for ignoring the village elders' beliefs. Is there any truth to these old wives' tales?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen stories, all set in Asia. Fifteen storytellers, who have mastered the art of laying bare the human psyche. Stories of pain, and power, and good fighting the bad. Stories that take you to the mystical dark side. Stories that knot family ties in darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cem\u003eUnsaid\u003c\/em\u003e — An Asian Anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46672577495276,"sku":"9789815017090","price":31.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9789815017090.jpg?v=1752854955"},{"product_id":"what-the-tongue-remembers-by-anitha-devi-pillai-9789815362442","title":"What the Tongue Remembers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat the Tongue Remembers\u003c\/em\u003e, the world would rather forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat the Tongue Remembers\u003c\/em\u003e, time cannot erase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJealousy, longing, betrayal, and faith simmer in a tantalising collection of eleven short stories of Malayalee women in Singapore, each at crossroads in life, each stirring a pot of nostalgia and desire as they prepare comforting dishes for their loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchens of the meticulous Anusha Menon, the fearless Chellamma, and the gentle Aysha Rahman, the scent of Kerala's rich culinary heritage lingers through recipes passed down through generations, spices carrying whispers of home. And in another corner of the city, Lilykutty Verghese holds the last hours of her marriage tenderly, learning that endings have their own kind of hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, as their hands craft meals steeped in tradition, their hearts wrestle with unfulfilled cravings. No dish, no matter how lovingly prepared, can quell their deepest hunger—the hunger to love and to be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47781843435756,"sku":"9789815362442","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9789815362442-what-the-tongue-remembers.jpg?v=1782291606"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/anitha-devi-pillai.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}