{"product_id":"gods-children-are-little-broken-things-1","title":"God's Children Are Little Broken Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Although he writes about queer lives and loves in Nigeria, Arinze  Ifeakandu's voice is sensually alert to the human and universal in every situation. These quietly transgressive stories are the work of a  brilliant new talent'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAMON GALGUT,  Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Promise  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Contemporary love stories with moments of real surprise and revelation\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRANDON TAYLOR, author of \u003ci\u003eReal Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeous... A hugely impressive collection, full of subtlety, wisdom and heart'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH WATERS, author of \u003ci\u003eFingersmith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Captures the tenderness and tumult of queer love, familial love, self-love, and the many ways love elates and eludes us.... Masterful. What a glorious collection!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEESHA PHILYAW, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magic in motion... A staggering, heartshattering show'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELOGHOSA OSUNDE, author of \u003ci\u003eVagabonds!    \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Raw tender grace... A serious literary talent has emerged'\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOLM TÓIBÍN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quite simply a tour de force'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH HALL, author of \u003ci\u003eBurntcoat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this stunning debut from one of Nigeria's most promising young writers, the stakes of love meet a society in flux\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man revisits the university campus where he lost his first love, aware now of what he couldn't understand then. A  daughter returns home to Lagos after the death of her father, where she  must face her past - and future -relationship with his longtime  partner. A young musician rises to fame at the risk of losing himself and the man who loves him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenerations collide, families break and are remade, languages and cultures intertwine, and lovers find their ways to futures; from childhood  through adulthood; on university campuses, city centres, and neighbourhoods where church bells mingle with the morning call to prayer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese nine stories of queer male intimacy brim with simmering secrecy, ecstasy, loneliness and love in their depictions of what it means to be gay in contemporary Nigeria. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250963599704,"sku":"9781399606271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781399606271.jpg?v=1764432030","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gods-children-are-little-broken-things-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}