{"product_id":"zebra-crossing-meg-vandermerwe-9781780744308","title":"Zebra Crossing","description":"Ghost. Ape. Living dead. Young and albino, Chipo has been called many things, but to her mother - Zimbabwe's most loyal Manchester United supporter - she had always been a gift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the eve of the World Cup, Chipo and her brother flee to Cape Town, hoping for a better life and to share in the excitement of the greatest sporting event ever to take place in Africa. But the Mother City's infamous Long Street is a dangerous place for an illegal immigrant and an albino. Soon Chipo is caught up in a get-rich-quick scheme organised by her brother and the terrifying Dr Ongani. Exploiting gamblers' superstitions about albinism, they plan to make money and get out of the city before rumours of looming xenophobic attacks become a reality. But their scheming has devastating consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the underbelly of a pulsating Cape Town, Meg Vandermerwe's \u003ci\u003eZebra Crossing \u003c\/i\u003eis an arresting debut and a bold, lyrical imagining of what it's like to live in another person's skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Vandermerwe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780744307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780744308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014","brand":"Meg Vandermerwe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979654889727,"sku":"9781780744308","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39c6ecca-41ab-4727-be5b-ca6d77a149e2.jpg?v=1683246387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zebra-crossing-meg-vandermerwe-9781780744308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}