{"product_id":"lying-perfectly-still-paperback-1","title":"Lying Perfectly Still - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Fish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA searing, suspenseful story of a woman's confrontation with the sinister legacy of British colonialism in Southern Africa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving Oxford and the shocking death of her father behind, Koliwe travels to AIDS-ravaged Eswatini to take a job as an aid worker. Enmeshed in the cold bureaucracy of her office and a queasily erotic relationship with her supervisor, Koliwe begins to feel increasingly split between her British upbringing and African roots--especially when she connects with a local girl and aid recipient named Thandi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Thandi goes missing, Koliwe's search for truth leads her deep into the mountains, towards the harsh reality of the injustice underlying their lives. Tangled in the knotted web spun by corrupt colonial outposts and the instability they breed, Koliwe bears the consequences of uncovering inconvenient secrets. Late author Laura Fish's final offering burrows under the skin with pervasive mystery, veering between the dream and nightmare of one woman's return from diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e was an award-winning writer of Caribbean heritage who passed in October 2024. Her third novel, \u003cem\u003eLying Perfectly Still\u003c\/em\u003e, won the SI Leeds Readers' Choice Award and came third in the SI Leeds Literary Prize in 2022. Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eStrange Music\u003c\/em\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 2008; Vintage, 2009) was listed for the 2009 Orange Prize, nominated for the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, selected for Pearson Edexcel's \u003cem\u003eContemporary Black British Literature: A Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, and is taught in university courses internationally. She was based in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840934510899,"sku":"9781558613720","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4BqvHvyVr29781558613720.webp?v=1793397485","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lying-perfectly-still-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}