{"product_id":"such-a-lonely-lovely-road-paperback","title":"Such a Lonely, Lovely Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKagiso Lesego Molope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence in African Writing, 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing out in South Africa ... At what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll his life Kabelo Mosala has been the perfect child to his doting absent parents, who show him off every chance they get. Both his parents and his small community look forward to him coming back after medical school and joining his father's practice. They also plan to give him the perfect township wedding. But Kabelo's one wish has always been to get as far away from the township as he possibly can and never come back. A few weeks before he leaves for university, however, he forms a close bond with Sediba, one of his childhood friends, confirming his long-held suspicion that he is gay. Their relationship is thrown into turmoil by social pressures and conflicting desires, and it starts to look as if they can't be together. But against all odds the two young men make their way back to each other, risking scorn from the community that raised them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn her characteristic, beautifully modulated voice, with razor-sharp clarity, Kagiso Lesego Molope tackles an urgent issue in her country of birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKagiso Lesego Molope was born and educated in South Africa. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eDancing in the Dust\u003c\/i\u003e (Mawenzi House) was on the IBBY Honour List for 2006. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mending Season\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen to be on the school curriculum in South Africa. \u003ci\u003eThis Book Betrays My Brother\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Percy Fitzpatrick Prize by the English Academy of Southern Africa, where it was first published. Her latest novel, \u003ci\u003eSuch a Lonely, Lovely Road, \u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2018. She lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773032726816,"sku":"9781988449449","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0f42ffde928d1bf746850f215baa5cd.webp?v=1780418540","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/such-a-lonely-lovely-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}