{"product_id":"the-mandela-plot-9781328585073","title":"The Mandela Plot","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award--Fiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Kite Runner \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Brief History of Seven Killings, \u003c\/em\u003ea page-turning literary and political thriller set in apartheid Johannesburg \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAs the 1980s draw to a close, South Africa is a maelstrom of political violence, the apartheid regime in its death throes. Young Martin Helger is a misfit at an elite private boys' school in Johannesburg, with a father who is a scrap dealer and a brother who is a mysterious legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a beautiful and manipulative American activist arrives at the family home, Martin soon finds himself wrenched out of his isolated bubble and thrust into the heart of the struggle. At the same time, secrets from the past begin to emerge, tearing at the Helgers, a second-generation Jewish family, even as the larger forces of history and politics tear apart the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mandela Plot \u003c\/em\u003eis at once a high-stakes literary thriller and a moving coming-of-age tale that charts the journey of a young man trying to find his place in a country that has lost its way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328585073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.40d","brand":"Kenneth Bonert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418300121269,"sku":"9781328585073","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8da42a6a-d3f6-4efb-bdeb-62ab16786219.jpg?v=1703004052","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mandela-plot-9781328585073","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}