{"product_id":"9781910312315","title":"Plastic Emotions","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe architects must be idealists. We construct not just individual buildings, but whole cities. We plan cities, and in doing so, change lives.Plastic Emotions is a novel based on the true life story of Minnette de Silva -forgotten feminist icon and the first female Sri Lankan architect. In a gripping, elegant and lyrical story, Shiromi Pinto paints a complex picture of de Silva, charting her affair with infamous Swiss modernist Le Corbusier and her efforts to build a post-independence Sri Lanka that is heading towards political and religious turmoil. Moving between London, Chandigarh, Colombo, Paris and Kandy, at a time of communal violence in Sri Lanka, the rise of the civil war, and troubles with building a brand new city in north India, Plastic Emotions explores the life of a young, trailblazing south Asian woman at a time of great political turbulence across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf-Made.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52063542083912,"sku":"9781910312315","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/1260\/5000\/files\/9781910312315_23baaa4e-41bb-49b6-8209-ecf500311432.jpg?v=1764083414","url":"https:\/\/shelfmadebooks.com\/products\/9781910312315","provider":"Shelf-Made.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}