{"product_id":"miriams-song-a-memoir-9780743203241","title":"Miriam's Song: A Memoir","description":"Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of \u003ci\u003eKaffir Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e which became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa was one of the most riveting accounts of life under apartheid. Mathabane's newest book, \u003ci\u003eMiriam's Song, \u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Mark's sister, who was left behind in South Africa. It is the gripping tale of a woman -- representative of an entire generation -- who came of age amid the violence and rebellion of the 1980s and finally saw the destruction of apartheid and the birth of a new, democratic South Africa. \u003cbr\u003e Mathabane writes in Miriam's voice based on stories she told him, but he has re-created her unforgettable experience as only someone who also lived through it could. The immediacy of the hardships that brother and sister endured -- from daily school beatings to overwhelming poverty -- is balanced by the beauty of their childhood observations and the true affection that they have for each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Mathabane\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eKaffir Boy in America, Love in Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfrican Women: Three Generations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412940656914,"sku":"9780743203241","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b206b249-d01c-433a-865a-0c4771b49e25.jpg?v=1729334914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miriams-song-a-memoir-9780743203241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}