{"product_id":"the-kid-1","title":"The Kid By Sapphire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePush\u003c\/i\u003e Sapphire told the story of Precious Jones and in 2009 her book was adapted into the Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003ePrecious\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/i\u003e is Sapphire''s heartbreaking sequel to \u003ci\u003ePush\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdul is nine years old when his mother dies. Parentless, he is sent to a foster home and then to a Catholic orphanage. But the priests charged to care for him abuse his trust terribly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdul reacts in the most frightening way imaginable. Soon he is trapped in a dark cycle of sexual violence and betrayal. Yet through dance, in controlling his body, he discovers a way he might somehow break free and become himself . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA harrowing and powerful novel set in New York, \u003ci\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a boy growing up in a cruel world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Prepare to be harrowed; I was sobbing by the end of the first chapter . . . Sapphire writes with a burning anger that gives this novel an explosive power''  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hardcore. Brave, bold, uncompromising. The breathtaking velocity and visceral power of Sapphire''s prose soars off the page''  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Captures the gruelling heartbreak of trying to love anything when the world doesn''t love you enough''  \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A dark and punishing tale''  \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fearless writer and thinker of enormous talent, insight and skill. Abdul''s story is frighteningly realistic. A consummate work of art, style and brains. Full of the energy of pain, rage, grief and doubt''   \u003ci\u003eList\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Devastating. An accomplished work of art . . . hard to forget''  \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Urgent, troubling, harrowing, masterfully narrated, powerful''  \u003ci\u003eDiva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSapphire is the author of two poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eBlack Wings and Blind Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003ePush\u003c\/i\u003e. The film adaptation of her novel, \u003ci\u003ePrecious, \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress - for actor Mo''Nique - in addition to the Grand Jury Prize and Audience awards in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance. In 2009 she was a recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692207153534,"sku":"NW9780241957301","price":13.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241957301.jpg?v=1784184243","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/the-kid-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}