{"title":"James Hannaham","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our curated collection of works by the talented James Hannaham, an acclaimed author known for his incisive storytelling and complex characters. His books delve deep into the human experience, often addressing challenging themes with a unique blend of poignancy and dark humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelicious Foods\u003c\/em\u003e, one of his most celebrated novels, is a gripping tale that navigates the life of a woman held captive by addiction while intertwining narratives about family, loss, and resilience. The novel is praised for its vivid prose and inventive narrative style, making it a standout in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDidn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta\u003c\/em\u003e, Hannaham continues his exploration of societal and personal upheavals through a powerful narrative. The book captures the trials and triumphs of a transgender woman recently released from incarceration, dealing with the harsh realities and unexpected joys of life outside prison walls. It is a testament to Hannaham's skill in crafting stories that are both heart-wrenching and hopeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a master of general fiction, James Hannaham's works offer insightful commentary on issues like identity, freedom, and the search for redemption. His stories are not only compelling but also encourage readers to reflect on broader social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our selection of James Hannaham's books and immerse yourself in narratives that challenge and enchant, offering a profound look into the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"delicious-foods-by-james-hannaham-9781787705258","title":"Delicious Foods","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarlene, once an exemplary wife and a loving mother, finds herself devastated by the unforeseen death of her husband. Unable to cope with her grief, she turns to drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to her eleven-year-old son Eddie, Darlene has been lured away to a remote farm with false promises of a good job by a shady company named \u003ci\u003eDelicious Foods\u003c\/i\u003e, where she is held captive while she works the land to pay off alleged debts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough Darlene's haunted struggle to reunite with Eddie, through the efforts of both to triumph over those who would enslave them, and through the irreverent and mischievous voice of the drug that narrates Darlene's travails, Hannaham's daring prose infuses this harrowing experience with compassion and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we experience a tale at once contemporary and historical that wrestles with timeless questions of love and freedom, forgiveness and redemption, tenacity and the will to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530063401196,"sku":"9781787705258","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787705258.jpg?v=1749534275"},{"product_id":"didnt-nobody-give-a-shit-what-happened-to-carlotta-by-james-hannaham-9781787704930","title":"Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There's no one quite like Carlotta Mercedes, the transgender Black Colombian heroine - no, star - of the second novel by Hannaham.\" -\u003cem\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Carlotta Mercedes was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still went by the name she was born with. But not long after her conviction, she began to live as a woman, an embrace of selfhood that prison authorities rejected, keeping Carlotta trapped in an all-male cell block, abused by both inmates and guards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver twenty years later, Carlotta is granted conditional freedom and returns to a much-changed Brooklyn, where she struggles to reconcile with a family reluctant to accept her identity, and to avoid any minor parole infraction that might get her consigned back to lockup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDidn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta\u003c\/em\u003e sweeps the reader through seemingly every street of Brooklyn, much as Joyce's \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e does through Dublin. 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Now she has finally been released and is heading home to the newly gentrified Brooklyn, re-entering the orbit of her ambivalent son and adjusting to life as a quasi-free woman, restricted by parole rulings and the hostility of contemporary New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoosely inspired by James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDidn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylish, inventive tale of belonging from the author of the PEN\/Faulkner Award winner \u003ci\u003eDelicious Foods\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hannaham's prose is gloriously dense and full of elegant observations.' - Roxanne Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998024192236,"sku":"9781787704213","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13571173482824.jpg?v=1763204820"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/james-hannaham.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}