{"product_id":"she-would-be-king-wayetu-moore-9781911590132","title":"She Would Be King","description":"\"Wayétu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift\" Imbolo Mbue\n \"The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance\" Star Tribune\n\"This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity\" Sarah Jessica Parker\nIn the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia.\nThen Gbessa meets two extraordinary others; June Dey - a man of unusual strength, born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia - and Norman Aragon, the child of a white British coloniser and a Maroon slave from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, who can fade from sight at will.\nSoon all three realise that they are cursed - or perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and the indigenous tribes.\n\u0026gt;\nIn her transcendent debut, Wayétu Moore illuminates the tumultuous roots of Liberia, blending history and magical realism in a profound tale of resistance and humanity.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51390531272992,"sku":"9781911590132","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781911590132.jpg?v=1781370322","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/she-would-be-king-wayetu-moore-9781911590132","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}