{"product_id":"under-the-udala-trees","title":"Under The Udala Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“If you’ve ever wondered if love can conquer all, read [this] stunning coming-of-age debut.” —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003cbr\u003eNPR *\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed * Bustle * Shelf Awareness * Publishers Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[This] love story has hypnotic power.”—\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIjeoma comes of age as her nation does. Born before independence, she is eleven when civil war breaks out in the young republic of Nigeria. Sent away to safety, she meets another displaced child and they, star-crossed, fall in love. They are from different ethnic communities. They are also both girls. But when their love is discovered, Ijeoma learns that she will have to hide this part of herself—and there is a cost to living inside a lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by Nigeria’s folktales and its war, Chinelo Okparanta shows us, in “graceful and precise” prose (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), how the struggles and divisions of a nation are inscribed on the souls of its citizens. “Powerful and heartbreaking, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Udala Trees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a deeply moving commentary on identity, prejudice, and forbidden love” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An important and timely read, imbued with both political ferocity and mythic beauty.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBustle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A real talent. [\u003cem\u003eUnder the Udala Trees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis] the kind of book that should have come with a cold compress kit. It’s sad and sensual and full of heat.” — John Freeman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Demands not just to be read, but felt.” — Edwidge Danticat \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCHINELO OKPARANTA\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Her debut short story collection, \u003cem\u003eHappiness, Like Water,\u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for the Nigerian Writers Award, long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and was a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, as well as the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eUnder the Udala Trees,\u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for numerous awards, including the Kirkus Prize and Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eEditor’s Choice. She has published work in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, \u003c\/em\u003ethe\u003cem\u003e Kenyon Review, AGNI\u003c\/em\u003e, and other venues, and was named one of \u003cem\u003eGranta’\u003c\/em\u003es Best of Young American Novelists. She received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and she is currently Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Swarthmore College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 20, 2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780544811799\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.6 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Popular Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CHINELO OKPARANTA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48234476470507,"sku":"9780544811799","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780544811799.jpg?v=1778333796","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/under-the-udala-trees","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}