{"product_id":"liberian-girl-diana-nneka-atuona-9781474276542","title":"Liberian Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery single one of you has been chosen for this great moment, you are revolutionary freedom fighters, changing \u003c\/i\u003eyour \u003ci\u003efuture, one day at a time. This is for you, it's all for you and don't you ever forget that!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet during the early years of the First Liberian Civil War (1989 - 1996), this startling debut play by Diana Nneka Atuona tells the story of fourteen-year-old Martha who flees her country, disguised as a boy, when it's invaded by rebels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigated and cruelly interrogated, she is separated from her grandmother as they attempt to escape the conflict under false identities and, convincing in her boy's apparel, Martha is forced to join the rebels' army. Exposed to the violence of this brutal and seemingly misguided conflict, both as victim and perpetrator, Martha's experience of the First Liberian Civil War is one of excessive cruelty and, in particular, abuse against female prisoners of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberian Girl\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at the Royal Court Upstairs, London in December 2014. This second edition was published post-production with some changes to the original script.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Nneka Atuona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474276547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474276542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.19d","brand":"Diana Nneka Atuona","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123875508479,"sku":"9781474276542","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c1278bd-82f2-4acf-87da-dd1f827ccca0.jpg?v=1687433402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberian-girl-diana-nneka-atuona-9781474276542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}