{"product_id":"this-side-jordan-9780771057748","title":"This Side Jordan","description":"In 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast broke free to become the independent nation of Ghana. Margaret Laurence's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThis Side Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e, recreates that colour-drenched world: a place where men and women struggle with self-betrayal, self-discovery, and the dawning of political pride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Side Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e transcends the traditional limits of the first novel. Its powerful and compassionate characterizations and its themes of exile and community anticipate the five later novels that make up Laurence's acclaimed Manawaka series. A major work of lasting significance, \u003ci\u003eThis Side Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e creates echoes in the mind of the reader as resonant as the drums of Ghana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771057748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Margaret Laurence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933468422325,"sku":"9780771057748","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-side-jordan-9780771057748","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}