{"product_id":"9781911590132","title":"She Would Be King","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Moore, Wayetu \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 April 2020 by Pushkin Press (ONE) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 26 | 296g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wayétu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift' Imbolo Mbue 'The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance' Star Tribune'This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity' Sarah Jessica ParkerIn the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Gbessa meets two extraordinary others; June Dey - a man of unusual strength, born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia - and Norman Aragon, the child of a white British coloniser and a Maroon slave from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, who can fade from sight at will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon all three realise that they are cursed - or perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and the indigenous tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;In her transcendent debut, Wayétu Moore illuminates the tumultuous roots of Liberia, blending history and magical realism in a profound tale of resistance and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43987481657603,"sku":"9781911590132","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781911590132.jpg?v=1731404654","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781911590132","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}