{"product_id":"book-e409","title":"Members Only","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst the white members of Raj Bhatt’s posh tennis club call him racist. Then his life falls apart. Along the way, he wonders: where does he, a brown man, belong in America?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raj Bhatt is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child, he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged, he lives mostly happily in California, with a job at a university.  Still, his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times, especially at their tennis club, a place he’s cautiously come to love. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But it’s there that, in one week, his life unravels. It begins at a meeting for potential new members: Raj thrills to find an African American couple on the list; he dreams of a more diverse club. But in an effort to connect, he makes a racist joke. The committee turns on him, no matter the years of prejudice he’s put up with.  And worse still, he soon finds his job is in jeopardy after a group of students report him as a reverse racist, thanks to his alleged “anti-Western bias.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Heartfelt, humorous, and hard-hitting, \u003ci\u003eMembers Only\u003c\/i\u003e explores what membership and belonging mean, as Raj navigates the complicated space between black and white America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Narrated by Sunil Malhotra. AudioFile Earphones Award Winner.","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50113947304240,"sku":"BDe409","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/e409-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775171209","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-e409","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}