{"product_id":"9781785892462","title":"East of Africa, South of India","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s the 1960s and Miraucia is not ready for independence, but the Americans want one of its dependencies for its latest military base in the Indian Ocean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British ensure this colony of theirs is granted independence without delay and even forcibly remove all the dependency’s inhabitants to Miraucia. Lovena Pillay and Robert Laurent are students – and lovers – in London at the time and they vow to fight for the return of the uprooted islanders to their atoll. Once back home, the pair find Miraucia a near-bankrupt country where even graduates can’t find work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProtagonist Pillay creates her own employment by forming a political party and she and Laurent become arch political rivals. Unlike conventional story telling, part of \u003cem\u003eEast of Africa, South of India \u003c\/em\u003eis told in the ‘fourth person’ – through the pages of the written media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tongue-in-cheek account shows what can happen when too much power is achieved by novice politicians in the name of democracy and the upshot is a satire on Third World politics. Now Lady Lovena Patten and Baron Sir Robert Laurent, the former lovers are finally reconciled – but they’re no ordinary lovers. Before long they discover that when it comes to fighting for the survival of their parties, love and politics don’t mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064115413232,"sku":"9781785892462","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785892462_p0.jpg?v=1763729372","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785892462","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}