{"product_id":"pratnakanya","title":"Pratnakanya","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"65\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sukanta Gangopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"119\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788172159276\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"185\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong 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relic\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"830\"\u003eClock House (Ghoribari)\u003c\/strong\u003e, is set to be demolished for new flats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eAs the \u003cstrong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"899\"\u003esledgehammers\u003c\/strong\u003e strike the old mansion, Ilora’s mind is torn between \u003cstrong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"977\"\u003ereality and the past\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eThe novel captures the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003emelancholy of a dying aristocracy\u003c\/strong\u003e, where history, memories, and loss intertwine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003e\n\u003cli 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