{"title":"Fiction--World Literature--Pakistan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"when-the-fireflies-dance","title":"When the Fireflies Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by a shocking true story, this haunting debut novel of love, brotherhood, resilience, and redemption set in Pakistan calls to mind the modern classics \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, a large yellow moon hung low in the sky when the men came with dogs and guns and cricket bats. In front of his family's small hut on the edge of a looming brick kiln, Lalloo's brother was murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnable to escape the memory of that horrible night, Lalloo's parents and sisters remain trapped, the kiln chimney churning black smoke into the sky as the family slave, brick by brick, to pay off their debts. 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