{"product_id":"second-class-citizen-9780807610664","title":"Second Class Citizen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1960's, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen. \"Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.\" -\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented....Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.\" --John Updike \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmecheta, Buchi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, \u003cb\u003eBuchi Emecheta\u003c\/b\u003e is widely known for her multilayered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, with subtlety, power, and abundant compassion. Her numerous novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Joys of Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"George Braziller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644524237074,"sku":"9780807610664","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34dc9873-31eb-43c9-92cc-1391df9b037b.jpg?v=1733112908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/second-class-citizen-9780807610664","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}