{"product_id":"a-bed-on-bricks-mel-kelly-9781967673025","title":"A Bed on Bricks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A rare combination of talents. [Kelly] has an extremely clear view of the world and all that is to be human. And she has the brilliant craftsmanship to record it all with the kindness, beauty and care we all deserve.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eKalahari Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn academic encounters unusual findings. A too-kind school teacher gets drawn into a drama not of his making. Ambitious filmmakers go in search of (mis)adventure. Children encounter puberty. Cross-continental lovers slowly drift apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn nine beautifully realized stories, Kelly charts the complex psychological journeys of everyday people, fumbling for one another across divides of culture, age, gender, class, sexuality, and race. Meaty and cliché-rupturing, \u003cem\u003eA Bed on Bricks\u003c\/em\u003e offers difficult but profound truths about human nature and relationships, driven by characters as rich and diverse as the African landscapes they inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967673020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967673025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catalyst Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mel Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001057812735,"sku":"9781967673025","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bed-on-bricks-mel-kelly-9781967673025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}