{"product_id":"9781934137062","title":"The Leper Compound","description":"\u003cp\u003e“ \u003ci\u003eThe Leper Compound\u003c\/i\u003e will . . . remain with the reader long after the book has been closed.”—Stuart Dybek, author of \u003ci\u003eI Sailed with Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia’s final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaula Nangle\u003c\/b\u003e was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053263143152,"sku":"9781934137062","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934137062_p0.jpg?v=1763641525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934137062","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}