{"product_id":"when-the-ground-is-hard","title":"When the Ground Is Hard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nunn, Malla\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Import\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 04-06-2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525515577_used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nEdgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut as they share a copy of\u003cbr\u003e\nJane Eyre, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele, and Lottie learns to be a little sweeter. Together, they take on bullies and protect each other from the vindictive and prejudiced teachers. Then a boy goes missing on campus and Adele and Lottie must rely on each other to solve the mystery and maybe learn the true meaning of friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nPraise for When the Ground Is Hard:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the L.A. Times Book Festival Prize for Young Adult Literature - 2019A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year – 2019Josette Frank Award Winner - 2020 A YALSA Best Fiction Pick - 2020A Westchester Fiction Award Winner – 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"Excellent writing and an evocative setting make this novel\u003cbr\u003e\na standout.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n★ “Turpin reads with a musical African accent. She makes fine distinctions among the characters’ voices and embodies Adele’s swiftly shifting emotions. American missionaries have clipped accents, and male characters sound credible. The\u003cbr\u003e\nrichly evoked setting may be strange to American readers, and the vivid racism may be shocking, but\u003cbr\u003e\nteens will be drawn into the girls’ growing friendship and search for self.” —\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist, starred review on audiobook\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Accidents, lies, thefts…secrets…dead bodies, and illicit rendezvous make for\u003cbr\u003e\nriveting reading in this taut novel.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen the Ground Is Hard heralds\u003cbr\u003e\na truly unique literary voice. In prose\u003cbr\u003e\npoetic and fierce, Malla Nunn gives us profound insight into the racial and class pecking order in 1960s Swaziland and the violence that shapes women’s and girls’ lives—and their futures. Taut, ambitious—\u003cbr\u003e\na stunning debut.\" —Marina Budhos, author of the award-winning\u003cbr\u003e\nWatched and the forthcoming\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Long Ride\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The \u003cbr\u003e\ngorgeous imagery sets the scene wonderfully … an \u003cbr\u003e\nengrossing narrative that gently but directly explores complex relationships.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Racial prejudice has never been exclusive to the United States, and this title provides American readers with\u003cbr\u003e\na sensitive exploration of how it affected a very different place.” —\u003cbr\u003e\nSchool Library Connection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPraise for Malla Nunn's Detective Emmanuel Cooper Series:\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"Superlative.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishers Weekly,\u003cbr\u003e\nstarred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"Gripping and thoughtful . . . Nunn brilliantly combines character and fair play clues.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishers Weekly,\u003cbr\u003e\nstarred review★ \"Stellar\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishers Weekly, \u003cbr\u003e\nstarred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"With this gripping sequel...Nunn deftly balances suspense and deduction.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishers Weekly, \u003cbr\u003e\nstarred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Consistently engaging.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Unforgettable.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Historical hindsight may make readers a bit more self-congratulatory about recognizing the evils of apartheid, but it won’t help them see around the curves Nunn has plotted or rise above her insight into the enduring dilemmas of her separate-and-unequal world.\"—\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"A disturbing book with a morally compelling hero.\"—\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"An engrossing and compelling read . . . saturated with the feel of 1950s South Africa.\" —Mike Nicol, author of the \u003cbr\u003e\nRevenge trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The suspense is irresistible, and the mystery sustains itself well. This is a wonderfully effective addition to Nunn’s already masterful series of novels. A highly recommended novel.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\nHistorical Novel Society\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"This well-plottedbook is like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces fit together with a terribleprecision, and yet can be read with hope that the good guys will prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525515579\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50234422853936,"sku":"Trans_9780525515579","price":732.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81fpV_MC1dL.jpg?v=1761031376","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/when-the-ground-is-hard","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}