{"product_id":"an-olive-grove-in-ends-9781472283153b","title":"An Olive Grove in Ends","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 10 MUST-READ DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022\u003cbr\u003eA GUARDIAN NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE 2023; SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD 2023;SOHO HOUSE BREAKTHROUGH WRITER AWARD 2022\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: THE WRITERS' GUILD BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSayon Hughes, a young Black man from Bristol, dreams of a world far removed from the one in which he was raised. Far removed from the torn slips outside the bookie's, the burnt spoons and the crooked solutions his community embraces; most of all, removed from the Christianity of his uncaring parents and the prejudice of law-makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up, Sayon found respite from the chaos of his environment in the love and loyalty of his brother-in-arms, Cuba; in the example of his cousin Hakim, a man once known as the most infamous drug-dealer in their neighbourhood, now a proselytising Muslim; and in the tenderness of his girl, Shona, whose own sense of purpose galvanises Sayon's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn return, Sayon wants to give the people he loves the world: a house atop a grand hill in the most affluent area of the city, a home in which they can forever find joy and safety. But after an altercation in which a boy is killed, Sayon finds his loyalties torn and his dream of a better life in peril.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Luminous prose, rendered with sensitivity and without sentimentalism. An astonishing debut' Cherie Jones, author of HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824030191696,"sku":"9781472283153B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781472283153-l.jpg?v=1785894919","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/an-olive-grove-in-ends-9781472283153b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}