{"product_id":"fast-by-the-horns-by-moses-mckenzie-9781472283160","title":"Fast by the Horns","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the sharp and delectable music of its dialect, the book grabs you by its teeth from the first page and never quite lets go . . . This is an urgent novel of ideas, constantly propelled by the narrator's wildfire voice\u003c\/b\u003e — Safiya Sinclair, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Hawthornden Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAn Olive Grove in Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful story of broken dreams and divided loyalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBristol, 1980. In the tight-knit neighbourhood of St. Pauls, 14-year-old Jabari is proud of his position as the only son of revered community leader Ras Levi. Raised in a world of sus laws and council neglect, Jabari finds hope in his Rastafari faith, which offers the comforting vision that one day he and his fellow believers will repatriate to the motherland, where they will at last be free from oppression and prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut in St Pauls a local firebrand activist has been arrested, and violence soon overflows, pulling both father and son into its maelstrom. As Jabari rages against the iniquity, a chance encounter with a young Black child gifts him an opportunity for justice — or is it revenge?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAn Olive Grove in Ends\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Tough yet tender' — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003e- 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Luminous' — \u003cb\u003eCherie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Moses' talent is off the scale' — \u003cb\u003eDonal Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Remarkable' — \u003cb\u003eNathan Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Consummately crafted' — \u003cb\u003ePatrick McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711392370924,"sku":"9781472283160","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/52a1a0d989001600562b71c4fa4463d5.jpg?v=1754267917","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fast-by-the-horns-by-moses-mckenzie-9781472283160","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}