{"product_id":"wreath-for-udomo-faber-editions","title":"Wreath for Udomo (Faber Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIntroduced by Petina Gappah, a lost classic by a radical black South African author: as exiled African activists in post-war London plot to revolutionise their native countries, idealism and tragedy collide when they return home as political leaders …\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThose men who are history now; did they feel like this?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can't tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica's greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London's revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders' independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Peter Abrahams' befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Wreath for Udomo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'The forerunner of an entire school of African literary art.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Abrahams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45081552322737,"sku":"9780571376391","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1833\/4129\/files\/Untitleddesign-2025-01-15T115409.323.png?v=1737271008","url":"https:\/\/cd15fe-a1.myshopify.com\/ar\/products\/wreath-for-udomo-faber-editions","provider":"Aafaq Bookstore UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}