{"product_id":"the-son-of-the-house-9781459747081","title":"The Son of the House","description":"\u003ci\u003eWINNER of the Best International Fiction Book Award, Sharjah International Book Fair 2019\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe lives of two Nigerian women divided by class and social inequality intersect when they're kidnapped, held captive, and forced to await their fate together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Nigerian city of Enugu, young Nwabulu, a housemaid since the age of ten, dreams of becoming a typist as she endures her employers' endless chores. She is tall and beautiful and in love with a rich man's son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducated and privileged, Julie is a modern woman. Living on her own, she is happy to collect the gold jewellery lovestruck Eugene brings her, but has no intention of becoming his second wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a kidnapping forces Nwabulu and Julie into a dank room years later, the two women relate the stories of their lives as they await their fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulsing with vitality and intense human drama, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia's debut is set against four decades of vibrant Nigeria, celebrating the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what still remains a man's world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459747081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956837073077,"sku":"9781459747081","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f5f6de82-bcc8-43c9-9d3c-faea8faac3be.jpg?v=1620222564","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-son-of-the-house-9781459747081","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}