{"product_id":"promises-paperback-8","title":"Promises - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGoretti Kyomuhendo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award winning author of \u003cem\u003eWaiting\u003c\/em\u003e...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePromises are like tilapia from Lake Victoria-glittering, evasive... slippery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom warm Kampala to gloomy London, Goretti Kyomuhendo's novel charts the joys and tribulations of Ajuna and her fianc?eacute;, Kagaba. Young, highly skilled, and ambitious, both are caught up in financial hardship in their native Uganda. When Kagaba leaves for the UK as an economic immigrant, Ajuna's happy, fulfilling relationship is under threat. And in the indifferent UK, Kagaba must battle the cold, and the cold shoulder of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromises\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the shadow world of illegal immigrants, and the creativity with which people in the legal margins rise to meet an inhumane system. But for both Kagaba and Ajuna, a glimmer of hope comes from unexpected quarters.\u003cbr\u003ePopulated with an expansive array of vibrant characters, Goretti Kyomuhendo's novel examines the promises we keep and those we break when relationships are profoundly tested by circumstance and twists of fate. It is a vivid tapestry of Ugandan family life, and catches the universal emotions of love, death, and betrayal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoretti Kyomuhendo\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Uganda's leading novelists and founding director of the African Writers Trust. Her novels include \u003cem\u003eThe First Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eSecrets No More\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), which won the Uganda National Literary Award for Best Novel in the same year. Goretti holds an MA degree in Creative Writing from the University of KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa, and taught creative writing in the same university in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52579211084083,"sku":"9781960803221","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uaVK6JWdrq9781960803221.webp?v=1761476047","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/promises-paperback-8","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}