{"product_id":"borderline-fiction-derek-owusu-9781838855734","title":"Borderline Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Glaringly fresh and true' COURTTIA NEWLAND\n\u003cbr\u003e'Full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent' CHRISTIE WATSON\n\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful' TROY ONYANGO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoneliness means you don't have to disappoint anyone until you develop the habit of talking to yourself\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt nineteen, Marcus is young and in love . . . again. When his latest crush, Adwoa, starts showing him true affection, Marcus is ready to reconsider his lifestyle - the drugs, the casual encounters. At least for a little while.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, before he knows it, Marcus is twenty-five. And history risks repeating itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold through two parallel narratives - one past, one present - Borderline Fiction is a highly original and deeply affecting contemporary tale written with an intensity of emotion and vulnerability. The novel is a close-up, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes funny examination of what it means to be a young black man navigating today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTortured, beautiful, anxious and poetic, Borderline Fiction is a memorable glimpse into the inner world of a young man searching for an authentic way to love and be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derek Owusu","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50526989058291,"sku":"9781838855734","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781838855734.jpg?v=1787602941","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/borderline-fiction-derek-owusu-9781838855734","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}