{"product_id":"the-strangling-fig-book-launch","title":"The Strangling Fig — Book Launch","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst author event after the summer and we’re so back!! Fauzia Musa is launching her debut novel in Lisbon with us, and what an honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA girl in Hyderabad loses her father on the eve of Partition, and with that, her mother’s ability to be present. That absence crosses an ocean, moves through a marriage, a daughter, and lands on a granddaughter who starts seeing ghosts nobody told her about. Alex called her writing “delicate yet certain”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhich brings us to the second reason this night is special. Our dear Alex Holder, Salted’s founder, is coming back to the bookshop for the first time in almost a year to interview her friend. They are part of a dedicated writing group and Alex saw this book through many drafts. So here’s to the friends who make the whole journey possible with every draft, every doubt and every celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDrinks on us, as always. Come. Alex misses you all, and Fauzia deserves every bit of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFriday, September 25th, 6.30–8pm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salted Books Lisbon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54707841565018,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/8398\/6010\/files\/fauziaevent.jpg?v=1788523619","url":"https:\/\/saltedbookslisbon.com\/products\/the-strangling-fig-book-launch","provider":"Salted Books Lisbon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}