{"product_id":"dying-in-new-york-by-ekow-duker","title":"Dying in New York by Ekow Duker","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781770103924\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicador Africa, \u003cspan\u003eAugust 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e248 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDying in New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the haunting story of Lerato Malema, a young and irrepressible South African whose wit and resilience shine through despite the abuse she has endured from before the age of twelve at the hands of her father, Thabo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative opens in a psychiatrist’s office overlooking the Hudson River. Against a backdrop of the magnificent Manhattan skyline, Lerato paints an absorbing picture of her decade-long journey from Johannesburg to the United States. Her story transitions seamlessly from the sessions with Dr Evelyn Webber, her psychiatrist, to her escape from an abusive home and her experiences of the underbelly of modern South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDying in New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story of hope and deep longing, made all the more poignant by Lerato’s startling candour from the first page until the book’s surprising conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47360244842658,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/download_b9594151-94e5-4fc8-800e-22cbe0291718.jpg?v=1782281699","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/dying-in-new-york-by-ekow-duker","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}