{"product_id":"losing-the-plot-9781838855628","title":"Losing the Plot","description":"\u003cb\u003eDEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written\nportrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana Evans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother’s\nlife before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her\njourney. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in a\nstrange and often lonely environment, the effects of displacement are felt\nacross generations. Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing the\nPlot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to\npiece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share and\ntell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don’t.\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derek Owusu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281367314683,"sku":"9781838855628","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781838855628.jpg?v=1772487353","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/losing-the-plot-9781838855628","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}