{"product_id":"theft-9781526680105","title":"Theft","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new novel from the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature - ''a maestro'' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e). A captivating story of the intertwined lives of three young people coming-of-age in postcolonial East Africa \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat are we given, and what do we have to take for ourselves? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the 1990s. Growing up in Zanzibar, three very different young people  Karim, Fauzia and Badar  are coming of age, and dreaming of great possibilities in their young nation. But for Badar, an uneducated servant boy who has never known his parents, it seems as if all doors are closed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought into a lowly position in a great house in Dar es Salaam, Badar finds the first true home of his life  and the friendship of Karim, the young man of the house. Even when a shattering false accusation sees Badar sent away, Karim and Fauzia refuse to turn away from their friend. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the three of them take their first steps in love, infatuation, work and parenthood, their bond is tested  and Karim is tempted into a betrayal that will change all of their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51926218080599,"sku":"9781526680105","price":14.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526680105.jpg?v=1760622726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theft-9781526680105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}