{"product_id":"9781915789228","title":"Lying Perfectly Still","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fish, Laura \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 October 2024 by Fly on the Wall Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 204 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 16 | 202g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping story of exploitation and cultural collision...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the shocking death of her father, Koliwe leaves her life in Oxford behind when she travels to AIDS-ravaged Eswatini to take a job as an aid worker. But the Southern Africa she encounters is a far cry from the stories her late artist father told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she becomes enmeshed with Thandi, a local girl hiding a disturbing past, Koliwe feels increasingly split between her English identity and her rediscovered African roots as Xolile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Thandi goes missing, Koliwe's search for the truth leads her deep into the mountains, where the harsh realities of wealth and poverty, tradition and modernity, clash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarrowing yet richly evocative, Lying Perfectly Still, written from an insider's perspective, offers a searing exposé of the exploitation that has plagued the international development sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful exploration of cultural identity, family secrets, and hard truths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53433750061431,"sku":"9781915789228","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781915789228.jpg?v=1726759389","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781915789228","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}