{"product_id":"the-stone-virgins-9780374528942","title":"The Stone Virgins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Macmillan Prize for African Adult Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uncompromising novel by one of Africa's premiere writers, detailing the horrors of civil war in luminous, haunting prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1980, after decades of guerilla war against colonial rule, Rhodesia earned its hard-fought-for independence from Britain. Less than two years thereafter when Mugabe rose to power in the new Zimbabwe, it signaled the begining of brutal civil unrest that would last nearly a half decade more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Virgins\u003c\/i\u003e Yvonne Vera examines the dissident movement from the perspective of two sisters living in a small township outside of Bulawayo. In a portrait painted in successive impressions of life before and after the liberation, Vera explores the quest for dignity and a centered existence against a backdrop of unimaginable violence; the twin instincts of survival and love; the rival pulls of township and city life; and mankind's capacity for terror, beauty, and sacrifice. One sister will find a reason for hope. One will not make it through alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving historical fact within a story of grand passions and striking endurance, Vera has gifted us with a powerful and provocative testament to the resilience of the Zimbabwean people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvonne Vera\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Bulawayo, where she is now director of the National Gallery. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eButterfly Burning\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2000), and \u003ci\u003eWithout a Name\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646588555538,"sku":"9780374528942","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4de99db-72aa-4669-a5ce-329aaf37efa1.jpg?v=1733181139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stone-virgins-9780374528942","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}