{"product_id":"principles-of-prediction","title":"Principles Of Prediction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinciples of Prediction\u003c\/strong\u003e by Anushka Jasraj is a collection of short stories that examines intimate relationships, personal fears, desires and the uncertainties within people's lives. The stories bring together characters including sisters, friends, parents, daughters and couples, exploring emotional experiences through concise and closely observed narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes stories about a weather forecaster confronting a threatening storm, a young woman who leaves her home and husband for a life with a lion-tamer, and a story where politics, nostalgia, love and violence intersect. Across these narratives, Jasraj examines relationships that resist simple definitions and the private emotions that shape them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title story, “Principles of Prediction”, follows a weather forecaster attempting to maintain her sanity as a storm develops both around her and within her circumstances. “Circus” centres on a young woman who leaves her home and husband to live with Rajan, a lion-tamer whom she sees as a perfect being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther stories approach relationships and memory from different perspectives. “Radio Story” brings politics and nostalgia together with love and violence, while “Hair” explores a husband's resentment towards the presence of his wife's hair. Some of the stories are subtly connected, creating links between the collection's different characters and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnushka Jasraj's prose is spare and focused, allowing small revelations to expose the fears and fantasies of her characters. Tenderness, bewilderment and reconciliation emerge alongside the tensions that accompany intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShort stories centred on intimate relationships and personal experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA weather forecaster facing an approaching storm in “Principles of Prediction”.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA young woman's unconventional relationship with a lion-tamer in “Circus”.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitics, nostalgia, love and violence intertwined in “Radio Story”.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA husband's resentment surrounding his wife's hair in “Hair”.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStories featuring sisters, friends, parents, daughters and couples.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacters confronting intimate fears, desires and uncertainties.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubtly interconnected stories written in spare, closely observed prose.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who enjoy literary short stories.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in intimate relationships and complex characters.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who appreciate concise, psychologically observant fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in stories about love, memory, fear and reconciliation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Prediction brings together sharply observed stories about people navigating relationships, memories, fears and desires. Through varied situations and subtly connected narratives, Anushka Jasraj examines the complicated inner lives of her characters with a restrained and intimate approach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anushka Jasraj","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54554058621203,"sku":"BY36.788","price":430.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4494\/6707\/files\/PrinciplesofPrediction_1.webp?v=1786451175","url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/principles-of-prediction","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}