{"product_id":"9781415210161","title":"The Weight of Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou would not think it to look at you, but your voice, when you use it: akin to a god's. You must be careful what you do with it.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExiled Jacob Kitara takes in injured compatriots and nurses them in a boarded-up building. Social unrest has emptied the streets of London, movement into and out of the country has been suspended, and those who remain are in hiding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen a young man makes his appearance, insisting that he is Jacob's son - a man presumed dead, torn from Jacob's life by war and guilt over the fate of the boy's mother - Jacob is driven to anger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut can this stranger offer Jacob a chance to reach back to a different continent, to the foot of Africa from where he has been banished, to atone for the past?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Weight of Skin  is a poignant tale of personal and political responsibility, and of the intricate narratives of family and nationality that bind us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Alastair+Bruce\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAlastair Bruce\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alastair Bruce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377364648099,"sku":"9781415210161","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781415210161_b68376cc-d64a-42ea-a783-93c397e181c6.jpg?v=1776531753","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781415210161","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}