{"product_id":"salaula-sisters-paperback","title":"Salaula Sisters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTej Rae\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Yorker Mara Bader moves to Zambia to teach teens Lifeskillz through soccer. Zambia offers her everything she was missing from her life in America-a sense of community and humanity. Enchanted, Mara wants to be Zambian. She learns to cook nshima like her Zambian sisters, dresses in local fabrics and falls in love with the charming, unpredictable son of an ex-minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKezzy unlocks the door to Zambian culture for her, in more ways than one. They marry, with two sons following in short order. Six years later, and Mara's already an expert in ignoring the click click click sound coming from behind the bathroom door as Kezzy texts his girlfriend. When Loveness, his mistress, confronts her, Mara makes an unusual, ill-fated choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalaula Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e explores the vagaries of modern-day Zambia, a cross-cultural marriage, and an unusual alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTej Rae\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and former English teacher based in Lusaka. Since 1999, she has lived in Zambia, Senegal, the UAE, Italy, and Ethiopia with her husband and two children. Her bilingual children's book \u003cem\u003eSirens\u003c\/em\u003e, set in Addis Ababa, came out in 2021. It led to a feature on BBC Amharic the following year. A second Amharic-English children's book, \u003cem\u003eSpaced\u003c\/em\u003e, followed. Her action-adventure film script, \u003cem\u003eAbyssinia Steel\u003c\/em\u003e, has won three awards. In 2025, she published \u003cem\u003eTigerfish\u003c\/em\u003e, an illustrated middle grade chapter book set in Zambia. It became the number one bestseller at two Exclusive Books outlets in South Africa that summer.\u003cbr\u003eThese days, Tej is growing Lusaka's literary scene through LIT LSK. She runs writing workshops and pop-up book events featuring Catalyst and Modjaji titles. She's also completing an MFA at the University of Cape Town. \u003cem\u003eSalaula Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847077462323,"sku":"9781960803559","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eyCqOt6nbb9781960803559.webp?v=1793485818","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/salaula-sisters-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}