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Journeying into the oil-rich regions of the Niger Delta, where militants rule and the currency dealt in is the lives of hostages, Rufus soon finds himself acting as intermediary between editor, husband, captive and soldier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they follow the trail of the missing woman, love for the 'story' becomes about much more than just uncovering her whereabouts, and instead becomes a mission to make sense of their own muddled lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a cruel twist of fate, Rufus finds himself taking on Zaq's role much more literally than he ever anticipated, and as the body count rises, and the environment burns, he learns that truth can often be a bitter pill to swallow.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224615498101,"sku":"9780141046846","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141046846_3188d00a-f9ab-49f5-9449-482ceca61ce3.jpg?v=1786011113"},{"product_id":"9780241986295","title":"Travellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Once I started reading \u003ci\u003eTravellers\u003c\/i\u003e, I couldn't stop. \u003c\/b\u003eWith power and control, it plunges the reader into a maze of lives that crisscross between Africa and Europe. Refugees and not only refugees hungering for the north, pushing their way through the barriers of waves, human failings and unrealistic dreams.\u003cb\u003eThe novel has all the weight of art with the sting of breaking news. I loved it. It is Habila at his best' \u003c\/b\u003eLeila Aboulela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoignant and beautifully sculpted, a novel about exile, identity and the many kinds of travellers moving through our modern world - from the Caine Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOil on Water \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWaiting for an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern Europe is a melting pot of migrating souls: among them a Nigerian American couple on a prestigious arts fellowship, a transgender film student seeking the freedom of authenticity, a Libyan doctor who lost his wife and child in the waters of the Mediterranean, and a Somalian shopkeeper trying to save his young daughter from forced marriage. And, though the divide between the self-chosen exiles and those who are forced to leave home may feel solid, in reality such boundaries are endlessly shifting and frighteningly soluble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from a Berlin nightclub to a Sicilian refugee camp to the London apartment of a Malawian poet, Helon Habila evokes a rich mosaic of migrant experiences. 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A tiny number have escaped back to their families but many remain missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporting from inside the traumatised and blockaded community of Chibok, Helon Habila tracks down the survivors and the bereaved. Two years after the attack, he bears witness to their stories and to their grief. 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