{"product_id":"she-would-be-king","title":"She Would Be King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Wayetu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift\" Imbolo Mbue\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance\" Star Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity\" Sarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen Gbessa meets two extraordinary others; June Dey - a man of unusual strength, born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia - and Norman Aragon, the child of a white British coloniser and a Maroon slave from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, who can fade from sight at will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoon all three realise that they are cursed - or perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and the indigenous tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her transcendent debut, Wayetu Moore illuminates the tumultuous roots of Liberia, blending history and magical realism in a profound tale of resistance and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayetu Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67632560996505,"sku":"9781911590132","price":790.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/5642\/6905\/files\/she-would-be-king.jpg?v=1791453101","url":"https:\/\/booksworldstore.com\/products\/she-would-be-king","provider":"Books World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}