{"product_id":"9781946395047","title":"We Kiss Them With Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife wasn't always hard for fourteen-year-old Mvelo. There were good times living with her mother and her mother's lawyer boyfriend. Now her mother is dying of AIDS and the terrible thing that stole Mvelo's song remains unspoken, despite its growing presence in their shack. But a series of choices, chance meetings, and Shakespearean comedy-style exposures of hidden identities hands Mvelo a golden opportunity to overcome hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Kiss Them With Rain\u003c\/em\u003e explores both humor and tragedy in this modern-day fairytale set in a squatter camp outside Durban, South Africa, in which the things that seem to be are only a façade, and the things that are revealed and unveiled create a happier, thoroughly believable, alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe walk amongst the living\u003cbr\u003eWe, the departed . . .\u003cbr\u003eWe wander the earth\u003cbr\u003eWondering about the orphans we left behind\u003cbr\u003eWe kiss them with rain . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ntshingila spins a contemporary tale that moves across a generation, carving real lives from the broad African diasporic experience. Ntshingila takes what you think you know about Africa's AIDs epidemic and gives it a face, a body, and a voice. We Kiss Them With Rain is a difficult but joyful meditation on one girl's perseverance and ultimate triumph.\" Cole Lavalais, author \u003ci\u003eSummer of the Cicadas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFuthi Ntshingila\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Now she lives and works in Pretoria. She is a former journalist and holds a Master's degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. She loves telling stories about the marginalized corners of society, including women and children in South Africa and particularly those who live in the squatter camps. In her two novels published in South Africa, she features strong women who empower themselves despite circumstances that seek to disempower them. \u003cem\u003eWe Kiss Them With Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut into the North American market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalyst Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057512956144,"sku":"9781946395047","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781946395047_p0.jpg?v=1763808882","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781946395047","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}