{"product_id":"saudade-suneeta-peres-da-costa-9781925336634","title":"Saudade","description":"\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age story set in Angola in the period leading up to the\n\u003cbr\u003ecolony's independence, Saudade focuses\n\u003cbr\u003eon a Goan immigrant family caught between complicity in Portuguese rule, and their\n\u003cbr\u003edependence on the Angolans who are their servants. The title (saudade means 'melancholy' in\n\u003cbr\u003ePortuguese) speaks to the longing for homeland that haunts its characters, and\n\u003cbr\u003eespecially the young girl who is the book's protagonist and narrator. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuneeta\n\u003cbr\u003ePeres da Costa's novella captures with intense lyricism the difficult\n\u003cbr\u003erelationship between the daughter and her mother, and the ways in which their\n\u003cbr\u003eintimate world opens up questions about domestic violence, the legacies of Portuguese\n\u003cbr\u003eslavery, and the end of empire. The young woman's intellectual awakening unfolds\n\u003cbr\u003einto a growing awareness of the lies of colonialism, and the violent political ruptures\n\u003cbr\u003ethat ultimately lead to her father's death, and their exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e '[Her] voice is unique: neither childlike nor grownup, but instead\n\u003cbr\u003eby turns gravely articulate, wildly poetic, and hilariously original...a haunting\n\u003cbr\u003eand magical vision of childhood.' Austin\n\u003cbr\u003eChronicle\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suneeta Peres da Costa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43793796268275,"sku":"9781925336634","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781925336634.jpg?v=1685738733","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/saudade-suneeta-peres-da-costa-9781925336634","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}