{"product_id":"book-gb72","title":"The God of Small Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full-cast BBC Radio dramatisation of Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel - plus bonus interview with the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArundhati Roy's debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e took the literary world by storm, winning the Booker Prize in 1997. It went on to sell over six million copies in 40 languages, and was named as one of the BBC's 100 'Novels That Shaped Our World' in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Kerala in both the present and 1969, it tells the compelling tale of fraternal twins Rahel and Estha, whose lives are shattered by the 'Love Laws' that dictate 'who should be loved, and how. And how much'. As children, they are inseparable: so close, they think of themselves as one person. But when they are just seven, everything changes. A terrible tragedy occurs, and, drawn into its devastating repercussions, they are forced apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-three years later, Rahel has moved to America and made a new life. But when she hears that Estha has been 're-returned', she travels to Ayemenem to be with her long-lost, broken brother. As painful memories come flooding back, the heartbreaking events of the twins' childhood gradually unfold, and through flashbacks and flash-forwards, the secrets of their desperately dysfunctional family are revealed...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful story of forbidden cross-caste love and what a community will do to protect the old ways, this enthralling, atmospheric drama stars \u003cb\u003eYasmin Wilde, Richard Sumitro\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eShaheen Khan\u003c\/b\u003e, and features a haunting soundtrack by internationally-renowned musician \u003cb\u003eNitin Sawhney\u003c\/b\u003e. Also included is a bonus episode of Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eBookclub\u003c\/i\u003e from 2011, in which Arundhati Roy talks to James Naughtie about what was then her only work of fiction. Taking questions from the audience, she discusses the novel's themes and symbolism, and reveals how her training as an architect helped her plan its complex, multi-layered structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Arundhati Roy\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Tanika Gupta\u003cbr\u003eOriginal music by Nitin Sawhney\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Nadia Molinari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRahel - \u003cb\u003eYasmin Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstha - \u003cb\u003eRichard Sumitro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Rahel - \u003cb\u003eJatlnder Purewal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Estha - \u003cb\u003eShakeel Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmmu - \u003cb\u003eThushani Weerasekera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVelutha - \u003cb\u003ePaul Bhattacharjee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Mol - \u003cb\u003ePoppy Rush\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChacko - \u003cb\u003eVincent Ebrahim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaby Kochamma - \u003cb\u003eJosephine Welcome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMammachi - \u003cb\u003eShaheen Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector - \u003cb\u003eMatthew Raadrawl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVellya - \u003cb\u003eBadi Uzzaman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKochu - \u003cb\u003eAdlyn Ross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret - \u003cb\u003eSlobhan Finneran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12-23 July 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eBookclub: Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith James Naughtie and Arundhati Roy\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Dymphna Flynn\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 October 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49357650952496,"sku":"BDgb72","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gb72-cover.jpg?v=1762371228","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gb72","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}