{"product_id":"radiance-of-tomorrow-ishmael-beah-9780374535032","title":"Radiance of Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting, beautiful first novel by the bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Long Way Gone. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e's best fiction books of 2014\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the gentle lyricism of a dream and the moral clarity of a fable, \u003ci\u003eRadiance of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful novel about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ishmael Beah's \u003ci\u003eA Long Way Gone\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone's civil war and the fate of child soldiers that \"everyone in the world should read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called \"arguably the most read African writer in contemporary literature,\" has returned with his first novel, an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the center of \u003ci\u003eRadiance of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ishmael Beah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374535035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374535032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Crichton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e165355 \/ Radiance of Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2015 pg. 24","brand":"Ishmael Beah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046314111231,"sku":"9780374535032","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_963f1915-b579-45cc-8e18-c8cac3cac979.jpg?v=1684983859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radiance-of-tomorrow-ishmael-beah-9780374535032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}