{"title":"Jennifer Clement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Clement\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts powerful narratives that delve into the complexities of human experience, often exploring themes of resilience, identity, and social injustice. Her works blend lyrical prose with deeply felt storytelling, inviting readers into vivid, often challenging worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom poignant fiction to compelling memoir, her books reveal intimate portraits of her characters' lives and struggles. Readers can expect emotionally rich stories that resonate long after the final page, marked by both tenderness and unflinching honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prayers-for-the-stolen-by-jennifer-clement-9780099587590","title":"Prayers for the Stolen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was Paula's mother who had the brilliant idea of digging the holes. My mother said that the State of Guerrero was turning into a rabbit warren with young girls hiding all over the place...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Now we make you ugly,'\u003c\/em\u003e my mother said. \u003cem\u003e'The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Especially a pretty one. If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the mountain, they steal her. So when the black SUVs roll into town, Ladydi and her friends hide in the warren of holes scattered across the mountain, safely out of sight. Because the stolen girls don't come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLadydi is determined to get out, to find a life that offers more than just the struggle to survive. But she soon finds that the drug cartels have eyes everywhere, and the cities are no safer than the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495471304940,"sku":"9780099587590","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11964733482223.jpg?v=1748476748"},{"product_id":"widow-basquiat-by-jennifer-clement-9781782114246","title":"Widow Basquiat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadonna. Andy Warhol. Keith Haring. Fab 5 Freddie. Debbie Harry. Julian Schnabel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and aspiring stars. Unable to deal with the demands that his new fame brought, in 1987, at the age of twenty-seven, Basquiat, the most successful black visual artist in history, died from a heroin overdose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWidow Basquiat\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of the artist as seen through the eyes of his muse, Suzanne. It is a love story like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523057307884,"sku":"9781782114246","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13843083482822.jpg?v=1749048352"},{"product_id":"the-promised-party-by-jennifer-clement-9781838859275","title":"The Promised Party","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in '60s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was an unorthodox and bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries, and poets, and one that allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind the revolutions in Latin America for the burgeoning counter-culture scene in '80s New York, Clement quickly became a fixture on the art scene, inhabiting the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Colette Lumiere, and William Burroughs, and frequenting \u003ci\u003eThe Mudd Club, Danceteria\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStudio 54\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the cult classic \u003ci\u003eWidow Basquiat\u003c\/i\u003e, this memoir is a tale of two cities and their artists. It recreates the fury, ecstasy, and danger that made '70s Mexico City and '80s New York two of the greatest places to be young, free, and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Promised Party\u003c\/i\u003e by Jennifer Clement captures the vibrant and tumultuous spirit of these iconic eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833719967980,"sku":"9781838859275","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19577573482842.jpg?v=1758476932"},{"product_id":"the-promised-party-by-jennifer-clement-9781838859305","title":"The Promised Party","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClement has lived a life like no other, and made of it a shimmering mosaic, a masterpiece, which is this book\u003c\/strong\u003e — Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eLess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in 1970s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was a bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries, and poets, which allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind Latin America for the burgeoning counter-culture scene in '80s New York, Clement inhabited the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Colette Lumiere, and William Burroughs. Spanning two great cities, \u003cem\u003eThe Promised Party\u003c\/em\u003e explores what it means to be young, free, and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794338873580,"sku":"9781838859305","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/533582a6ed5f65778c2929a696875cf2.jpg?v=1792624342"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/jennifer-clement.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}