{"product_id":"9781911648048","title":"An Act of Defiance by Irene Sabatini","description":"How do you imagine the future when your story traps you in the past?Harare, 2000. Gabrielle is a newly-qualified lawyer, fighting for justice for a young girl. Ben is an urbane and charismatic junior diplomat, attached to Harare with the American embassy. With high-level pressure on Gabrielle to drop her case, and Robert Mugabe's youth wing terrorising his political opponents as he tightens his grip on power, they begin a tentative love affair. But when they fall victim to a shocking attack, their lives splinter across continents and their stories diverge, forcing Gabrielle on a painful journey towards self-realisation.   Irene Sabatini, Winner of the 2010 Orange Award for New Writers, navigates Zimbabwe's unfolding political crises, showing how the dehumanising effects of political violence can shape and remake a life. An?Act of Defiance?is a sweeping political drama about a young woman's fight for love and agency in troubled times.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308944404853,"sku":"9781911648048","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911648048.jpg?v=1762809810","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781911648048","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}