{"product_id":"the-leper-compound-9781934137062","title":"The Leper Compound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Leper Compound\u003c\/i\u003e will . . . remain with the reader long after the book has been closed.\"--Stuart Dybek, author of \u003ci\u003eI Sailed with Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia's final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaula Nangle\u003c\/b\u003e was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.58w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2007 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 1262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2008 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paula Nangle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490069717173,"sku":"9781934137062","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d80a420-1835-48ed-a7e4-b49dca042148.jpg?v=1640916846","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-leper-compound-9781934137062","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}