{"product_id":"a-broken-peoples-playlist-chimeka-garricks-9780063268197","title":"A Broken People's Playlist: Stories (from Songs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life's soundtrack.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.\"--Hari Kunzru, author of \u003cem\u003eWhite Tears\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Broken People's Playlist \u003c\/em\u003eis set to the soundtrack of life, comprised of twelve music-inspired tales about love, the human condition, micro-moments, and the search for meaning and sometimes, redemption. It is also Chimeka Garricks's love letter to his native city, Port Harcourt, introducing us to a cast of indelible characters in these loosely interlocked tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is the teenage wannabe-DJ eager to play his first gig even as his family disastrously falls apart--who reappears many years later as an unhappy middle-aged man drunk-calling his ex-wife; a man who throws a living funeral for his dying brother; three friends who ponder penis captivus and one's peculiar erectile dysfunction; a troubled woman who tries to find her peace-place in the world, helped by a headful of songs and a pot of ginger tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfused with the author's resonant and evocative storytelling, each page holds \"the depth of a novel\" (Hari Kunzru); a character, a moment that will--like a favorite song--long linger in the heart and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chimeka Garricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063268191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063268197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Chimeka Garricks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110836261119,"sku":"9780063268197","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c76613ec-b471-4ecc-b468-1c70e851e3d8.jpg?v=1725469918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-broken-peoples-playlist-chimeka-garricks-9780063268197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}