{"product_id":"patchwork-1","title":"Patchwork","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 Penguin Prize for African Writing. In this coming-of-age novel, acclaimed author Ellen Banda-Aaku offers a profound exploration into the effects of stigma, class, and family dynamics in 1970s Zambia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Everyone calls me Pumpkin. Firstly, because I was a fat, chubby-cheeked baby. And, secondly, because when Ma was pregnant with me, no matter how much pumpkin she ate, she just couldn''t get enough...''\u003c\/i\u003ePumpkin is a nine-year-old girl pulled between two vastly different worlds – that of her father, the wealthy and power-hungry Joseph Sakavungo, and her mother, his unstable mistress.As Pumpkin attempts to come to terms with her own identity, will she be able to fashion a future for herself out of the torn patchwork of her life?Beautifully constructed, Banda-Aaku moulds a story that is heart-rending and bittersweet.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57227954618750,"sku":"NW9781035900459","price":11.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035900459.jpg?v=1778577208","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/patchwork-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}