{"product_id":"before-the-mango-ripens-9781950539994","title":"Before the Mango Ripens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeria\u003cbr\u003eteetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, \u003ci\u003eBefore the\u003cbr\u003eMango Ripens\u003c\/i\u003e examines the enduring themes of faith, disillusionment, and\u003cbr\u003ethe search for belonging. Both epic and intimate, Afabwaje Kurian's debut\u003cbr\u003eannounces a brilliant new talent for readers of Imbolo Mbue and Chimamanda\u003cbr\u003eNgozi Adichie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003eRabata, everyone has secrets--especially since the arrival of the white American\u003cbr\u003emissionaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-year-old\u003cbr\u003eJummai is a beautiful and unassuming house girl whose dreams of escaping her\u003cbr\u003ehome life are disrupted when an unexpected pregnancy forces her to hide her\u003cbr\u003elover's identity. Tebeya, an ambitious Dublin-educated doctor, has left\u003cbr\u003eprestigious opportunities abroad to return to the small town of her birth, and\u003cbr\u003ediscovers a painful betrayal when she strives to take control of the mission\u003cbr\u003eclinic. Zanya is a young translator, enticed by promises of progress, who comes\u003cbr\u003eto Rabata to escape a bitter past and finds himself embroiled in a fight\u003cbr\u003eagainst the American reverend for the heart of the church and town.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited\u003cbr\u003eby their yearning for change, all three must make difficult decisions that\u003cbr\u003ethreaten the fragile relationships of the Rabata they know. As tensions mount and\u003cbr\u003ehypocrisies are unveiled, the people of Rabata are faced with a question that\u003cbr\u003ewill transform their town forever: Let the Americans stay, or make them go? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950539994","brand":"Afabwaje Kurian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44507443921077,"sku":"9781950539994","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b6864e7a-384a-41e7-979c-fb362c8d18d8.jpg?v=1722312440","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/before-the-mango-ripens-9781950539994","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}