{"product_id":"we-meant-well-erum-shazia-hasan-9781770416659","title":"We Meant Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeptember 2023 selection for Great Group Reads by the Women's National Book Association\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Unsparing and compassionate ... A novel of harrowing eloquence, \u003ci\u003eWe Meant Well\u003c\/i\u003e explores compelling cultural contrasts and the ambiguity of charitable outreach.\" -- \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the middle of the night in Los Angeles when Maya, a married mother of one, receives the phone call. Her colleague Marc has been accused of assaulting a local girl in Likanni, where they operate a charitable orphanage. Can she get on the next flight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maya arrives, protesters surround the compound. The accuser is Lele, her former protégé and the chief's daughter. There are no witnesses, no proof of any crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened that night? And what will happen to the orphanage if this becomes a scandal? Caught between Marc and Lele, the charity and the villagers, her marriage and new temptations, and between worlds, Maya lives the secret contradictions of the aid worker: there to serve the most deprived, but ultimately there to govern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Maya feels the pleasures, freedoms, and humanity of life in Likanni, she recognizes that her American life is inextricably woven into this violent reality -- and that dishonesty in one place affects the realities in another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erum Shazia Hasan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177041665X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2023","brand":"Erum Shazia Hasan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133510480127,"sku":"9781770416659","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01847e8d-334a-47db-9b81-ae587dea7100.jpg?v=1687486557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-meant-well-erum-shazia-hasan-9781770416659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}