{"product_id":"hiding-in-plain-sight-paperback","title":"Hiding in Plain Sight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold new novel that \"augments a body of work worthy of a Nobel Prize\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), from the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNorth of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNuruddin Farah--\"the most important African novelist to emerge in the past twenty-five years\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e)--returns with a provocative, unforgettable tale about family, freedom, and loyalty. A departure in theme and setting, \u003ci\u003eHiding in Plain Sight \u003c\/i\u003eis a profound exploration of the tensions between liberty and obligation, the ways in which gender and sexual orientation define us, and the unintended consequences of the secrets we keep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Bella, a fashion photographer living in Rome, learns of her beloved half-brother's murder, she travels to Nairobi to care for her niece and nephew. But when their mother resurfaces, reasserting her maternal rights and bringing with her a gale of chaos and confusion that mirrors the deepening political instability in the region, Bella must decide how far she will go to obey the call of sisterly responsibility.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven previous novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages and won numerous awards, including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where he is Distinguished Professor of Literature at Bard College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41856612237447,"sku":"9781594634109","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8871873cabc2a32aab8dffc409346413.webp?v=1734082014","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hiding-in-plain-sight-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}