{"product_id":"river-spirit","title":"River Spirit","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1890s Sudan. When Akuany and her brother are orphaned in a village raid, they are taken in by a young merchant, Yaseen, who promises to care for them \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– a vow that tethers him to Akuany through their adulthood. As revolution begins to brew, led by the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Sudan begins to prise itself from Ottoman rule, and everyone must choose a side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYaseen feels beholden to stand against this false Mahdi, a decision that threatens to splinter his family. Meanwhile, Akuany moves through her young adulthood and across the country alone, sold and traded from house to house, with only Yaseen as her intermittent lifeline. Their struggle mirrors the increasingly bloody struggle for Sudan itself \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– for freedom, safety and the possibility of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiver Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable story of a people who, against the odds and for a brief time, gained independence fromforeign rule through their willpower, subterfuge and sacrifice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Leila Aboulela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43786108764417,"sku":"9780863569043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-03-02T112932.516.png?v=1677756592","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/river-spirit","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}