{"product_id":"perfect-little-angels-9781551529431","title":"Perfect Little Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA beautifully imagined story collection set largely in Nigeria that explores themes of masculinity and repressed desires through the lens of (un)conditional love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut story collection set largely in Nigeria, questions abound: What happens when we fall short of society's--and our own--expectations? When our personal desires conflict with the duties we are bound to? The characters in \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little Angels\u003c\/i\u003e confront these dilemmas and more in these brilliantly imagined tales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a boarding school, tensions brew between students and vengeful staff. An addict seeks a fresh start in pottery class. A man returns home from university abroad with confessions that unravel his mother's world. Amid winter storms, a ghost delights her grief-stricken partner. And atop a hill surrounded by rot and garbage, two lovers dare to embark on a secret, dangerous romance. Human desires--for connection, salvation, and understanding--imbue these deeply Nigerian stories with universal resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Vincent Anioke's tenderly written stories, characters seek love in different permutations from teachers, parents, dead partners, and even God. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little Angels\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced exploration of masculinity, religion, marginalization, suppressed queerness, and self-expression through the lens of (un)conditional love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Anioke\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and software engineer born and raised in Nigeria. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmokeLong Quarterly, The Rumpus, The Masters Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePassages North, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. He won the 2021 Austin Clarke Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the 2023 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little Angels\u003c\/i\u003e is his first boo\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50654144397586,"sku":"9781551529431","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4cd3ced-1c0e-4bec-b2f9-e3a8579c242b.jpg?v=1733372958","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perfect-little-angels-9781551529431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}