{"product_id":"like-a-mule-bringing-ice-cream-to-the-su","title":"Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Su","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Morayo Da Silva is one of the most memorable characters you are likely to encounter on the page – intelligent, indomitable, author and survivor of a large life. In dreamlike prose, Manyika dips in and out of her present, her past, in a story that argues always for generosity, for connection, for a vigorous and joyful endurance.\" —Karen Joy Fowler, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for 2014 Man Booker Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If aging be a lamp, then Morayo, the protagonist in \u003ci\u003eLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerising glow. Astute, sensual, funny, and moving.\" —NoViolet Bulawayo, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Need New Names\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for 2013 Man Booker Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"From the instant you pick it up, you know that you will privy to the most intimate secrets. A beautiful, important new novel. \" —Peter Orner, author of \u003ci\u003eLove and Shame and Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorayo Da Silva, a cosmopolitan Nigerian woman, lives in San Francisco. Almost seventy-five, she has a zest for life and enjoys road trips in her vintage Porsche. But when Morayo has an accident, crushing her independence, she is prompted to reassess her relationships and recollect her past life and loves. A humorous, joyful read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Ladipo Manyika\u003c\/b\u003e teaches literature at San Francisco State University. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eIn Dependence\u003c\/i\u003e, has sold over 1.5 million copies in Nigeria. Sarah sits on the boards of Hedgebrook and San Francisco''s Museum of the African Diaspora and was the Chair of Judges for the Etisalat Prize for Literature in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316188062078,"sku":"NW9781911115045","price":11.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781911115045.jpg?v=1778717946","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/like-a-mule-bringing-ice-cream-to-the-su","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}