{"product_id":"vagabonds","title":"Vagabonds!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVAGABONDS!\u003c\/em\u003e is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLagos is a city for all.. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyou share this place with flesh and not-flesh, and it's just as much their city as it is yours. Eko, the spirit of Lagos, and his loyal minion Tatafo weave trouble through the streets of Lagos and through the lives of the 'vagabonds' powering modern Nigeria: the queer, the displaced and the footloose. With Tatafo as our guide we meet these people in the shadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong them are a driver for a debauched politician; a lesbian couple whose tender relationship sheds unexpected light on their experience with underground sex work; a mother who attends a secret spiritual gathering that shifts her reality. As their lives begin to intertwine \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– in markets and underground clubs, in churches and hotel rooms \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– the vagabonds are seized and challenged by the spirits who command the city. A force is drawing them all together, but for what purpose? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her debut novel \u003cem\u003eVAGABONDS!\u003c\/em\u003e Eloghosa Osunde tackles the insidious nature of Nigerian capitalism, corruption and oppression, and offers a defiant, joyous and inventive tribute to all those for whom life itself is a form of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eloghosa Osunde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696150450433,"sku":"9780008498030","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1337.png?v=1727874052","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/vagabonds","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}