{"product_id":"walking-on-cowrie-shells-by-nana-nkweti-for-pick-up-in-store","title":"19th May @6:30 | MAY BOOK GROUP TICKETS + BOOK | Walking on Cowrie Shells","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor our first book group we'll reading Walking On Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn adoptee leverages her new parents to fast track her fortunes. A sword-wielding teenager navigates a crush at Comic-Con. A jaded PR man tries to spin a zombie outbreak in West Africa. A mother and daughter search for spiritual meaning in the midst of a family crisis. A water goddess sacrifices her power for the fisherman she loves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In these stories, Caine Prize shortlisted author Nana Nkweti pulls from mystery, horror, realism and myth to showcase the complexity of characters whose lives span Cameroonian and American cultures. A dazzling, inventive debut, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalking on Cowrie Shells\u003c\/em\u003e announces the arrival of a superlative new voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘These genre-leaping stories are funny and heartbreaking and wonderfully ferocious; it’s been ages since I’ve read sentences with this much verve and snap. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalking on Cowrie Shells\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful, rollicking debut.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarmen Maria Machado, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Dream House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Nana Nkweti’s exuberant collection is full of stories that weave together love and friendship, horror and comedy, all with great deftness. The characters, straddling continents and cultures, carving out a place for themselves, remind me of home. A wonderful debut.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYaa Gyasi, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranscendent Kingdom \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mount Florida Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731942215924,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/products\/9781911648277.jpg?v=1650799430","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.live\/products\/walking-on-cowrie-shells-by-nana-nkweti-for-pick-up-in-store","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}