{"product_id":"sonali-orchid","title":"Sonali Orchid","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"61\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sukanta Gangopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"130\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"158\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789350402160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"171\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"220\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eFor the first time, \u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"312\"\u003efour college-going young women\u003c\/strong\u003e embark on a journey \u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"358\"\u003ewithout any guardians\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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In their secret haven, an \u003cstrong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"933\"\u003eelusive flower blooms—the Sonali Orchid\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eThrough this novel, \u003cstrong data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"982\"\u003eSukanta Gangopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e masterfully portrays how the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003einevitability of fate\u003c\/strong\u003e dims in the face of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003epure, untainted defiance of youth\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1128\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003eSukanta Gangopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003eJanuary 21, 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e, in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003eUttarpara, Hooghly\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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