{"product_id":"blessings-a-novel-by-ibeh-chukwuebuka","title":"Blessings: A Novel by Ibeh, Chukwuebuka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA BBC BEST BOOK OF 2024 • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e• Moonlight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePurple Hibiscus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this coming of age novel about self-acceptance, sexual awakening, and first love set in a Nigeria on the verge of criminalizing same-sex relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAmericanah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObiefuna has always been the black sheep of his family—sensitive where his father, Anozie, is pragmatic, a dancer where his brother, Ekene, is a natural athlete. But when Obiefuna’s father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and another boy, his deepest fears are confirmed, and Obiefuna is banished to boarding school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he navigates his new school’s strict hierarchy and unpredictable violence, Obiefuna both finds and hides who he truly is. Back home, his mother, Uzoamaka, must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband’s cryptic reasons for sending him away, and the hard truths that they’ve all been hiding from. As Nigeria teeters on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships, Obiefuna’s identity becomes more dangerous than ever before, and the life he wants drifts further out of reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in post-military Nigeria and culminating in the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2013, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlessings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one’s truest self, and what it takes for love to flourish despite it all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780735248052\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Viking Books\u003cbr\u003ePub Date: June 4, 2024\u003cbr\u003ePage Count: 280\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Chapter Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63240672739697,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/1097\/3297\/files\/81rWCp7Y--L._SY522.jpg?v=1772150780","url":"https:\/\/secondchapterbookstore.com\/products\/blessings-a-novel-by-ibeh-chukwuebuka","provider":"Second Chapter Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}