{"product_id":"2026200011696-secondhand-may-you-be-the-mother-of-a-hundred-sons-a-journey-among-the-women-of-india","title":"May You Be The Mother Of A Hundred Sons: A Journey Among The Women Of India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the glittering saris and sacred rituals of Indian womanhood lies a world of staggering inequality, quiet resilience, and breathtaking complexity — and it is into this world that journalist Elisabeth Bumiller immerses herself in May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons. Drawing on years spent living in India as a correspondent for The Washington Post, Bumiller chronicles the lives of Indian women across the vast social spectrum — from impoverished village women navigating arranged marriages and the terror of dowry deaths, to educated urban professionals redefining their place in a rapidly modernising nation. The title itself, a traditional Indian blessing, captures the cruel irony at the heart of the book: in a culture where sons are prized above all, daughters are too often a burden, a tragedy, or simply erased before birth.\n\nBumiller's prose is urgent yet deeply humane, combining the rigour of investigative journalism with the warmth of a storyteller who genuinely loves the country she scrutinises. She uncovers the grim realities of female infanticide, sati, and reproductive coercion, while also illuminating the extraordinary agency wielded by women who refuse to be defined by their circumstances. A landmark work of narrative non-fiction, this book remains as essential and provocative today as when it was first published — a portrait of a nation in which the fate of women both mirrors and shapes the fate of an entire civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130864541915,"sku":"2026200011696-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/708c6a45-66f7-48b6-823f-d42e4baa2962.png?v=1786591413","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011696-secondhand-may-you-be-the-mother-of-a-hundred-sons-a-journey-among-the-women-of-india","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}