{"product_id":"girl-9781250239914","title":"Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Edna O'Brien's hotly anticipated novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was a girl once, but not anymore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eGirl\u003c\/i\u003e, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women abducted by Boko Haram. Set in the deep countryside of northeast Nigeria, this is a brutal story of incarceration, horror, and hunger; a hair-raising escape into the manifold terrors of the forest; and a descent into the labyrinthine bureaucracy and hostility awaiting a victim who returns home with a child blighted by enemy blood. From one of the century's greatest living authors, \u003ci\u003eGirl \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable story of one victim's astonishing survival, and her unflinching faith in the redemption of the human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2024) was the author of more than twenty-five works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Chair\u003c\/i\u003es, and \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. She received numerous awards, including the PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she lived in London for many years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901735473426,"sku":"9781250239914","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ac01674-f93c-4379-bb80-145daa3d715d.jpg?v=1738437439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/girl-9781250239914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}