{"product_id":"before-the-lists-s-n-9798249844073","title":"Before The Lists: A Novel of a Republic's Making and Unmaking","description":"A man stands at the crossroads of a nation being invented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs colonial rule gives way to independence, he rises unexpectedly to lead a fragile republic. Educated by one order yet never fully belonging it, rooted in tradition yet mistrusted by it, he attempts the impossible. To govern without revenge. To unify without erasing difference. To resist the seductive clarity of division. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut integrity has a cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForeign interests linger. Old allies grow cautious. Language hardens. Identities once fluid are fixed in ink. When power begins to shift beneath his feet, he discovers that leadership is not protection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he falls, the republic survives, but it is no longer the country he tried to build. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis children inherit stories instead of safety. Years later, the radio begins to speak, and words that once sounded like reform begin to sound like permission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the Lists is a sweeping work of historical fiction about how one nation fractured, how resentment matured quietly, and how catastrophe was rehearsed long before it arrived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story ends where history begins to shout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. N\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249844073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"S. N","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172272021759,"sku":"9798249844073","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-lists-s-n-9798249844073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}