{"product_id":"9781466806061","title":"The Stone Virgins: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Macmillan Prize for African Adult Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135532744944,"sku":"9781466806061","price":9.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466806061_p0.jpg?v=1769890866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466806061","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}