{"product_id":"half-light","title":"Half Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn affair between 2 men in India changes the course of both their lives forever in this searing queer love story about shame, hope, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rao sheds light without judgement…Thoughtful, tender storytelling at its finest.” —Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh up in the misty mountains of Darjeeling, a landslide cuts off a crumbling hillside hotel from the outside world. Trapped together with other guests and staff, 2 men begin to exchange lingering glances. For Neville, a charismatic student, such encounters are nothing new—urgent kisses in stairwells, fleeting encounters in parked cars. But for Pavan, a shy hotel employee accustomed to hiding in plain sight, their growing connection threatens to upend the careful life he has built in secrecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, the men meet again by chance, this time surrounded by the towering skyscrapers and ghostly smog of Mumbai. Neville is now a restless graduate, trying to find his footing in the city. Pavan has long since fled the hills and begun a new life for himself working in a luxurious city hotel. As their renewed flirtation quickly turns fraught, long-buried secrets from their shared past threaten to tumble into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet on the cusp of India's landmark ruling to decriminalize homosexuality, Half Light is an atmospheric, elegantly wry story of outlawed desire and the fragile hope for a life beyond concealment. From literary powerhouse Mahesh Rao, this tender exploration of the struggle for acceptance and understanding will appeal to readers of Douglas Stuart and Tom Crewe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queer Haven Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636222755113,"sku":"9781805337904","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/7483\/9593\/files\/9781805337904.jpg?v=1792096563","url":"https:\/\/queerhavenbooks.com\/products\/half-light","provider":"Queer Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}