{"product_id":"the-stone-virgins-9780374528942","title":"The Stone Virgins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Macmillan Prize for African Adult Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uncompromising novel by one of Africa's premiere writers, detailing the horrors of civil war in luminous, haunting prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1980, after decades of guerilla war against colonial rule, Rhodesia earned its hard-fought-for independence from Britain. Less than two years thereafter when Mugabe rose to power in the new Zimbabwe, it signaled the begining of brutal civil unrest that would last nearly a half decade more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Virgins\u003c\/i\u003e Yvonne Vera examines the dissident movement from the perspective of two sisters living in a small township outside of Bulawayo. In a portrait painted in successive impressions of life before and after the liberation, Vera explores the quest for dignity and a centered existence against a backdrop of unimaginable violence; the twin instincts of survival and love; the rival pulls of township and city life; and mankind's capacity for terror, beauty, and sacrifice. One sister will find a reason for hope. One will not make it through alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving historical fact within a story of grand passions and striking endurance, Vera has gifted us with a powerful and provocative testament to the resilience of the Zimbabwean people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar Straus Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374528942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/29\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yvonne Vera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38294709960885,"sku":"9780374528942","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ce55550-6f47-4acf-a67e-e96d7bed0158.jpg?v=1611068281","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-stone-virgins-9780374528942","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}