{"product_id":"the-dancing-face-9781685891718","title":"The Dancing Face","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This book is brutal, deep, cunning and unbearably beautiful\"-\u003ci\u003e The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA blistering, original thriller that examines the powerful link between identity, sacrifice, and possession, as a Black university professor plans a burglary to \"liberate\" an African sculpture from a London museum . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUniversity lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, the Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention. Which is exactly what he wants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mike Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230792712373,"sku":"9781685891718","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5fefeb61-ba0d-498c-b3a2-4a685d29d938.jpg?v=1750170267","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dancing-face-9781685891718","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}