{"product_id":"my-own-dear-people-1","title":"My Own Dear People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important, beautifully written novel about a young man's struggle to come to terms with the actions (and inactions) of his own past. This is one of the best books I have read in a long, long time.\" - Jerry Stahl, author of \u003ci\u003eNein, Nein, Nein!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNyjah Messado has built a life away from home, but he is haunted not by a ghost, but by a memory: the moment he witnessed a brutal sexual assault and chose silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised within the rigid masculine codes of an elite Jamaican boys' school, Nyjah learns early what is expected of him: loyalty to other men, contempt for weakness, and the careful management of guilt. Years later, returning to Montego Bay, he must navigate a city shaped by class divisions, colonial legacies and violence, while confronting the moral cost of what he failed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Own Dear People\u003c\/i\u003e is a fierce, lyrical coming-of-age novel about masculinity, complicity and self-deception. Unflinching in its treatment of rape culture and homophobia, it asks whether forgiveness, of others, or of oneself, is ever truly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassava Republic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56708550558040,"sku":"9781913175887","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781913175887.jpg?v=1779431427","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/my-own-dear-people-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}