{"product_id":"we-were-girls-once-9781398506190","title":"We Were Girls Once","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to be best friends, ever since their grandmothers sat next to each other on a dusty bus to Lagos in the late 1940s, forging a bond that would last generations. But over half a century later, Nigeria is a new and modern country. As the three young women navigate the incessant strikes and political turmoil that surrounds them, their connection is shattered by a terrible assault. In the aftermath, nothing will remain the same as life takes them down separate paths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For\u003cb\u003e Ego\u003c\/b\u003e, now a high-powered London lawyer, success can’t mask her loneliness and feelings of being an outsider. Desperate to feel connected to Nigeria, she escapes into a secret life online. \u003cb\u003eZina\u003c\/b\u003e’s ambition is to be anyone but herself; acting proves the ultimate catharsis, but it comes at the cost of her family. And \u003cb\u003eEriife\u003c\/b\u003e surprises everyone","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019715805527,"sku":"9781398506190","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-were-girls-once-9781398506190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}