{"product_id":"shamiso","title":"Shamiso","description":"LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, inventive and sensual' ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, Nobel Prize Laureate \u003cbr\u003e'A prodigiously talented and uncompromising writer' ALI SMITH\u003cbr\u003e'Original' Guardian\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzling' ANDREW McMILLAN\u003cbr\u003e'A jewel of a novel' MENDEZ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she takes a leap to leave Zimbabwe behind for Brighton, England, young Shamiso must find a new family and a new way of living. It is there she falls for George, sometimes Georgie, whose gender fluidity mirrors Shamiso's own shapeshifting heart as a woman caught between her desire to belong and profound yearning to find herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuirky, challenging and mischievous, this tender coming-of-age story brilliantly examines selfhood, love and the many shapes family can take. From first moments to final steps, Shamiso is a shimmering, blazing work of modern existence and all its contradictions.","brand":"Canongate Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57593080545606,"sku":"9781805301271","price":15.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/d1e8c0b136270d852d4adeaeaf3549859b08061805e332be024f0153bd0b166e.jpg?v=1791934402","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/shamiso","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}