{"product_id":"a-grain-of-wheat-by-ngugi-wa-thiongo-9780141186993","title":"A Grain of Wheat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1967, Ngugi's third novel is his best known and most ambitious work. \u003cem\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/em\u003e portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the action follows the village's arrangements for Uhuru (independence) Day, this is a novel of stories within stories, a narrative interwoven with myth as well as allusions to real-life leaders of the nationalist struggle, including Jomo Kenyatta. At the centre of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs events unfold, compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457343312108,"sku":"9780141186993","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6671913482238.jpg?v=1747739409","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/a-grain-of-wheat-by-ngugi-wa-thiongo-9780141186993","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}