{"product_id":"9781472268884-love-in-colour","title":"Love in Colour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully.' Candice Carty-Williams\u003cbr\u003eLove stories that truly represent the world we live in; celebrated and retold in this unique collection, by debut author Bolu Babalola.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCAPTIVATING LOVE STORIES CELEBRATED AND RETOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER AND GLOBAL HIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs seen on BBC2 Between the Covers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Perfection in short story form. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully.' \u003cb\u003eCANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written and full of joy. Bolu Babalola is a star.' \u003cb\u003eMEG CABOT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here is love as freedom, love as deep joy. Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it.' \u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBolu Babalola takes the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and rewrites them with incredible new detail and vivacity in her debut collection. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines iconic Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from countries that no longer exist in our world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA high-born Nigerian goddess feels beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover and longs to be truly seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young businesswoman attempts to make a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether to uphold her family's politics, or to be true to her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether captured in the passion of love at first sight, or realising that self-love takes precedent over the latter, the characters in these vibrant stories try to navigate this most complex human emotion and understand why it holds them hostage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving exhilaratingly across perspectives, continents and genres, from the historic to the vividly current, Love in Colour is a celebration of romance in all of its forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003ci\u003e LOVE IN COLOUR\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Captivating.' \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Smart and joyful, witty and heartbreaking.' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Epic.' \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vibrant.' \u003ci\u003eRefinery29 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant and beautiful.' \u003ci\u003eNet-a-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943876767841,"sku":"9781472268884","price":6.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_8157715_jpg.jpg?v=1707424291","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472268884-love-in-colour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}