{"product_id":"miriams-song-mark-mathabane-9780743203241","title":"Miriam's Song: A Memoir","description":"Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of \u003ci\u003eKaffir Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e which became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa was one of the most riveting accounts of life under apartheid. Mathabane's newest book, \u003ci\u003eMiriam's Song, \u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Mark's sister, who was left behind in South Africa. It is the gripping tale of a woman -- representative of an entire generation -- who came of age amid the violence and rebellion of the 1980s and finally saw the destruction of apartheid and the birth of a new, democratic South Africa. \u003cbr\u003e Mathabane writes in Miriam's voice based on stories she told him, but he has re-created her unforgettable experience as only someone who also lived through it could. The immediacy of the hardships that brother and sister endured -- from daily school beatings to overwhelming poverty -- is balanced by the beauty of their childhood observations and the true affection that they have for each othe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Mathabane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743203240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743203241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Mark Mathabane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992318738687,"sku":"9780743203241","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40d2fa98-b9cb-4195-ac33-591840e106fc.jpg?v=1683315330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miriams-song-mark-mathabane-9780743203241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}