{"product_id":"raka","title":"Raka","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"79\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"58\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunil Gangopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"135\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788172151911\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"176\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 219 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"225\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eBook Summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"549\"\u003eA moonlit sky, the intoxication of \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"313\"\u003erum\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a moment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eforbidden temptation\u003c\/strong\u003e—one man, under the influence of both \u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"415\"\u003ealcohol and desire\u003c\/strong\u003e, tries to pull his \u003cstrong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"472\"\u003efriend’s young and beautiful wife\u003c\/strong\u003e into his embrace. But she resists, her \u003cstrong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"546\"\u003etears forming a wall of denial\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"899\"\u003eLater, in the midst of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"599\"\u003erain-drenched river\u003c\/strong\u003e, a woman momentarily \u003cstrong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"645\"\u003eforgets her identity\u003c\/strong\u003e—her \u003cstrong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"691\"\u003ehusband, children, and societal roles\u003c\/strong\u003e—as the eternal \u003cstrong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"726\"\u003efeminine spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e awakens within her. The man she craved for was none other than her \u003cstrong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"822\"\u003ehusband’s closest friend\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yet, in a moment of self-restraint, he returns her to her rightful place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eBut what is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"934\"\u003egreater truth\u003c\/strong\u003e? That they denied their feelings, or that they \u003cstrong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eyearned for each other in silence\u003c\/strong\u003e? Can a relationship that lacks \u003cstrong data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003ephysical intimacy\u003c\/strong\u003e still give birth to something \u003cstrong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003ereal and lasting\u003c\/strong\u003e? 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