{"product_id":"the-possibility-of-lions-paperback","title":"The Possibility of Lions - 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\u003eMarta Maretich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe McCall family should be thrilled to be back in California, after what happened to them in Africa. Forced to flee their home in Nigeria by the violence of the Biafran Civil War, they turn up in a small town in the San Joaquin Valley, and everyone assumes they must be delighted to be back in their own country. But while life in the States may be safe, it's also foreign to this unlikely family of refugees. They dream of the day they'll return to their real home in Africa--a prospect that seems more remote as they watch the brutal progress of \"their\" war on television.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fortunately, relief comes in the suave form of Anatole Hachette and Roland, his lion. Like the McCalls, Anatole has been thrown out of Africa. Unlike them, he has solved the problem of losing his native land. His plan is to recreate a piece of it in California by establishing a wild animal park, Safariland, on the dry plains outside of town. But will the cautious locals embrace the possibility of lions? And can two such different worlds really be brought together in one place?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMarta Maretich\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and fiction writer . Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Harvard Review, The Georgia Review, The Jacaranda Review \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eChristopher Street\u003c\/em\u003e . Marta was editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Berkeley Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhispering Campaign\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal of arts and literature . She has been awarded artist residencies at Yaddo and Norton Island, Maine . Marta Maretich lives in London .\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a varied career, \u003cb\u003eMarta Maretich\u003c\/b\u003e has been a teacher, a publisher, a journalist, an editor, and a fiction writer. She is the author of three novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Merchants of Light\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Possibility of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and T\u003ci\u003ehe Bear Suit\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). Her short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in many publications and been anthologized in collections including \u003ci\u003eInspired Journeys: Travel Writers in Search of the Muse\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). She has been awarded artist residencies at the Eastern Frontiers Educational Foundation at Norton Island and Yaddo. Born in Nigeria and raised in California, Marta has lived in London since 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 6.99 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52539876409651,"sku":"9781936846023","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OTh1VlZ4V2NhSVZSUVp4Z1NKd2RFUT09.webp?v=1760864261","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-possibility-of-lions-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}