{"product_id":"the-shadow-king-by-maaza-mengiste-9781838851170","title":"The Shadow King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"DEVASTATING\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Marlon James, \u003cem\u003e\"A MODERN CLASSIC\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Andrew Sean Greer, \u003cem\u003e\"BRILLIANT\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Salman Rushdie, \u003cem\u003e\"MAGNIFICENT\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Aminatta Forna, \u003cem\u003e\"EPIC\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Mary Morris, \u003cem\u003e\"WONDERFUL\"\u003c\/em\u003e – Laila Lalami, \u003cem\u003e\"UNFORGETTABLE\"\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"REMARKABLE\"\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"A MASTERPIECE\"\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eETHIOPIA. 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shadow King\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533972426988,"sku":"9781838851170","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19496523482842.jpg?v=1749397068","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shadow-king-by-maaza-mengiste-9781838851170","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}