{"product_id":"pb-hb-letters-to-ammi","title":"Letters to Ammi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFatima explores Delhi, and every stop becomes a letter to Ammi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters to Ammi\u003c\/em\u003e is a photographic picture book about a girl who writes to her mother as she explores Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFatima comes to Delhi, her mother's first home, where her aunt and uncle show her around. At each place she writes to Ammi and imagines her mother there before her. Letter by letter, a little more of her parents' story comes to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy children love it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal photographs of Delhi, from Ghalib's haveli to carved Mehrauli stone, beside old-paper letters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bench facing the Qutub Minar, once shared by Ammi and Khala, and a tender \"You are your mother's daughter.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFatima signs one letter in Urdu, the language she has decided to learn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Aftab Yusuf Shaikh · Photographs by Adrija Ghosh and Soumitra Ranade · The City Series · English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do Ammi and Khala mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e Ammi is an Urdu word for mother, and Khala means a mother's sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a sad book?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is quiet and reflective, about memory, family and missing someone, so it invites gentle conversations afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karadi Tales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53503941116015,"sku":"9788193388938","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/3159\/7679\/files\/letters-to-ammi-front-cover.jpg?v=1792132570","url":"https:\/\/brainchapters.com\/products\/pb-hb-letters-to-ammi","provider":"Brain Chapters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}