{"product_id":"my-own-dear-people-by-dwight-thompson","title":"My Own Dear People by Dwight Thompson","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9781984812537 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important, beautifully written novel about a young man's struggle to come to terms with the actions (and inactions) of his own past. This is one of the best books I have read in a long, long time.\" - Jerry Stahl, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNein, Nein, Nein!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNyjah Messado has built a life away from home, but he is haunted not by a ghost, but by a memory: the moment he witnessed a brutal sexual assault and chose silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised within the rigid masculine codes of an elite Jamaican boys' school, Nyjah learns early what is expected of him: loyalty to other men, contempt for weakness, and the careful management of guilt. Years later, returning to Montego Bay, he must navigate a city shaped by class divisions, colonial legacies and violence, while confronting the moral cost of what he failed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Own Dear People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fierce, lyrical coming-of-age novel about masculinity, complicity and self-deception. Unflinching in its treatment of rape culture and homophobia, it asks whether forgiveness, of others, or of oneself, is ever truly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback \/ 273 Pages \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58211733963133,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781913175887_5447f079-ca00-4d8a-b3e3-16e246f214ad.webp?v=1779814441","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.co.uk\/products\/my-own-dear-people-by-dwight-thompson","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}