{"product_id":"book-hanh","title":"A Life in the Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo Indian spymaster has, until now, written a memoir. A.S. Dulat is the first to do so, and in \u003cem style=\"\" font-size: letter-spacing:\u003eA Life in the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e he does it with considerable elan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is one of India's most successful spymasters, his name synonymous with the Kashmir issue. His methods of engagement and accommodation with all people and perspectives from India's most conflicted state are legendary. The author of two bestselling books, \u003cem\u003eKashmir: The Vajpayee Years\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) and \u003cem\u003eThe Spy Chronicles: R\u0026amp;AW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), Dulat's views on India, Pakistan and Kashmir are well-known and sought after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet very little is known about him, primarily because the former spymaster has been notoriously private about his personal life. In this unusual and unique memoir, Dulat breaks that silence for the first time. This is not a traditional, linear narrative as much as a selection of stories from across space and time. Still bound by the rules of secrecy of his trade, he tells a fascinating story of a life richly lived and insightfully observed. From a Partition-bloodied childhood in Lahore and New Delhi to his early years as a young intelligence officer; from meetings with international spymasters to travels around the world; from his observations on Kashmir-political and personal-post the abrogation of Article 370, to his encounters with world leaders, politicians and celebrities; moving from Bhopal to Nepal and from Kashmir to China, Dulat tells the story of his life with remarkable honesty, verve and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49342595924272,"sku":"BDhanh","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hanh-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778682700","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hanh","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}