{"product_id":"9781911590132-she-would-be-king","title":"She Would Be King","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wayétu Moore is an inspiration . her book is a gift\" Imbolo Mbue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The book is unforgettable . irresistibly evocative and fierce. \u003ci\u003eShe Would Be King\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance\" \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity\" Sarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\n\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\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\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535904022902,"sku":"9781911590132","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41164513_ed4a9db0-30f6-4083-bd40-dcac83627079.jpg?v=1778128299","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911590132-she-would-be-king","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}