{"product_id":"such-a-lonely-lovely-road-9781988449449","title":"Such a Lonely, Lovely Road","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988449449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Kagiso Lesego Molope","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150426964149,"sku":"9781988449449","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb5cfed7-c67b-4f9c-8d26-349cb60b0ba4.jpg?v=1696348113","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/such-a-lonely-lovely-road-9781988449449","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}