{"product_id":"the-african-k-oliver-severson-9781543421217","title":"The African","description":"\u003cp\u003eA century ago a Rhodes Scholar from The United States is befriended by a student from Africa. These two students form an unlikely friendship at Oxford university and become life-long friends.\u003cbr\u003e Years later the American seeks out his black friend in colonial Africa and falls in love with the Dark Continent. A brief love affair produces a white child causing Andreas' odyssey to take a turn into the next generation. The motherless white child is placed in the care of the black man's family.\u003cbr\u003e Two boys one white one black are raised as brothers, despite the outrage of the white over-lords.\u003cbr\u003e Violence, spiced with the slave trade, romance and pre WWII Africa are the backdrop for this compelling story of a world separated by the color of one's skin.\u003cbr\u003e The heart-warming humanity and the harmony of the races are the focus of this Author's history; skillfully told in this historic setting. This adventure gives the reader a look into the past and how it influences present-day Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. Oliver Severson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543421210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543421217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"K. Oliver Severson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459459723519,"sku":"9781543421217","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_459f069d-f959-4a95-82d1-3098a55cebb8.jpg?v=1777409822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-african-k-oliver-severson-9781543421217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}