The Lions' Den

Name: The Lions' Den
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781838859923
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By Iris Mwanza

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LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE Rookie lawyer Grace Zulu does not give up easily. She escaped an arranged marriage to put herself through university. Now she's got her first case. Her client is young Willbess "Bessy" Mulenga, who has been arrested... Read More

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The Lions' Den

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The Lions' Den

A remarkable, big-hearted debut from Zambian-American writer Iris Mwanza set in 1990's Lusaka in which a young lawyer must fight for the life of a teenage sex worker who is accused of crimes 'against the order of nature'

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LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE

Rookie lawyer Grace Zulu does not give up easily. She escaped an arranged marriage to put herself through university. Now she's got her first case.

Her client is young Willbess "Bessy" Mulenga, who has been arrested for offences "against nature." Bessy works in a men-only bar, loves to dance, wear dresses, and live freely. But in 1990s Zambia, following your own identity can get you beaten, jailed, or even worse. Grace is determined to get Bessy out of custody. Then her terrified, bruised client goes missing without a trace. She knows something bad has happened and that someone is trying to cover it up. Along with the most unlikely group of allies, Grace must take on powerful enemies at the highest levels—even risk her own safety—to get to the truth. The whole truth.

A debut novel that soars with passion and humanity, The Lions' Den is a moving story of prejudice, corruption, injustice, courage, and solidarity. It shows us that no cause is ever a lost one.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838859923

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 365g

Pages: 256

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Fiction General Fiction Iris Mwanza Literary Fiction

About the Author

Iris Mwanza is a Zambian-American writer. Now Deputy Director of Women in Leadership in the Gender Equality Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she has worked as a corporate lawyer in both Zambia and the US. Mwanza holds law degrees from Cornell University and the University of Zambia, and an MA and PhD in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to her work at the Foundation, Mwanza serves on the Supervisory Board of Care International and on the Board of Directors of World Wildlife Fund US.

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