{"product_id":"perfect-little-angels-9781551529431","title":"Perfect Little Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA beautifully imagined story collection set largely in Nigeria that explores themes of masculinity and repressed desires through the lens of (un)conditional love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut story collection set largely in Nigeria, questions abound: What happens when we fall short of society's--and our own--expectations? When our personal desires conflict with the duties we are bound to? The characters in \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little Angels\u003c\/i\u003e confront these dilemmas and more in these brilliantly imagined tales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a boarding school, tensions brew between students and vengeful staff. An addict seeks a fresh start in pottery class. A man returns home from university abroad with confessions that unravel his mother's world. Amid winter storms, a ghost delights her grief-stricken partner. And atop a hill surrounded by rot and garbage, two lovers dare to embark on a secret, dangerous romance. Human desires--for connection, salvation, and understanding--imbue these deeply Nigerian stories with universal resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Vincent Anioke's tenderly written stories, characters seek love in different permutations from teachers, parents, dead partners, and even God. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little Angels\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced exploration of masculinity, religion, marginalization, suppressed queerness, and self-expression through the lens of (un)conditional love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551529431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Vincent Anioke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43971970072757,"sku":"9781551529431","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_322d9e86-9ef4-4e9c-a334-453b4e85280d.jpg?v=1713280792","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/perfect-little-angels-9781551529431","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}