{"product_id":"shortys-prayer-thabile-gloria-mtshali-9798847046435","title":"Shorty's Prayer: from the streets of Melville, Johannesburg","description":"Drinking in Melville's 7th Street one warm Johannesburg evening, after a respectable amount of beer, a pint-sized street urchin bounced across the sidewalk and asked if we'd like to hear some poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Why not?\" we laughed. This was different. No outright begging. As a writer myself, I respected the effort being made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen she recited her poetry, and I suddenly understood what real writing sounded like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI was so impressed, I decided to publish her work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTreat yourself. Read these poems. Let them reach inside and tug on strings you never knew you had. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to life on the colourful streets of Melville, Johannesburg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll digital royalties, and all proceeds from the sale of local paperbacks, go to Shorty. I'm not taking a cent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thabile Gloria Mtshali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798847046435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Thabile Gloria Mtshali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852100120831,"sku":"9798847046435","price":6.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shortys-prayer-thabile-gloria-mtshali-9798847046435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}