{"product_id":"nightbloom-9781643752846","title":"Nightbloom","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inseparable when they were girls but now estranged, cousins Akorfa and Selasi have to repair the silences between them or lose each other forever in this moving novel set in Ghana and America from the author of Reese's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eHis Only Wife\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Stunning\" (Destiny O. Birdsong, author of \u003ci\u003eNobody's Magic\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls in Ghana, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable. Selasi was exuberant and funny, Akorfa quiet and studious. They would do anything for each other, imploring their parents to let them be together, sharing their secrets and desires and private jokes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet; her grades suffer and she builds a space around herself, shutting Akorfa out. Meanwhile, Akorfa is accepted to an American university with the goal of becoming a doctor. Although hopeful that she can create a fuller life as a woman in America, she discovers the insidious ways that racism places obstacles in her path once she leaves Ghana. It takes a crisis to bring the friends back together, with Selasi's secret revealed and Akorfa forced to reckon with her role in their estrangement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A riveting depiction of class and family in Ghana, a compelling exploration of memory, and an eye-opening story of life as an African-born woman in the United States, \u003ci\u003eNightbloom\u003c\/i\u003e is above all a gripping and beautifully written novel attesting to the strength of female bonds in the face of societies that would prefer to silence women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeace Adzo Medie's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHis Only Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Editors' Choice, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2020, and a \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese's Book Club pick. Her book, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. She has won numerous awards for her scholarship and has held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship. She holds a PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in geography from the University of Ghana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625902641426,"sku":"9781643752846","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0b84503-856f-4200-ada1-a89e98c47dc9.jpg?v=1732643909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nightbloom-9781643752846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}