{"product_id":"we-meant-well-9781770416659","title":"We Meant Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Unsparing and compassionate ... A novel of harrowing eloquence, \u003ci\u003eWe Meant Well\u003c\/i\u003e explores compelling cultural contrasts and the ambiguity of charitable outreach.\" -- \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the middle of the night in Los Angeles when Maya, a married mother of one, receives the phone call. Her colleague Marc has been accused of assaulting a local girl in Likanni, where they operate a charitable orphanage. Can she get on the next flight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maya arrives, protesters surround the compound. The accuser is Lele, her former protégé and the chief's daughter. There are no witnesses, no proof of any crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened that night? And what will happen to the orphanage if this becomes a scandal? Caught between Marc and Lele, the charity and the villagers, her marriage and new temptations, and between worlds, Maya lives the secret contradictions of the aid worker: there to serve the most deprived, but ultimately there to govern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Maya feels the pleasures, freedoms, and humanity of life in Likanni, she recognizes that her American life is inextricably woven into this violent reality -- and that dishonesty in one place affects the realities in another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.62h x 8.43w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erum Shazia Hasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769592647861,"sku":"9781770416659","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1de4f5c7-cae3-4c69-8cac-3695a5cafb75.jpg?v=1678832749","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-meant-well-9781770416659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}