{"product_id":"the-ones-we-loved","title":"The Ones We Loved","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA wrenching love story and literary debut following two strangers whose paths converge in a series of seemingly chance encounters and shared histories, perfect for readers of Jesmyn Ward, NoViolet Bulawayo, and Yaa Gyasi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn a bus moving across rural landscapes from town to town, two young people are escaping with nothing to hold except hope. She has committed a horrifying act for which there will certainly be retribution. He is staggering from a devastating discovery. They will find each other and attempt to move forward, even as their grief leaves wounds on their new beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSeamlessly transitioning between past lives and present realities, \u003cem\u003eThe Ones We Loved \u003c\/em\u003etenderly weaves both myth and memory into an account of two people desperate for connection and yearning for a place to belong. They will find sunflowers carrying death, rivers that whisper secrets and trees that will see it all. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Ones We Loved\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis told in the rhythms of oral retellings practiced in Zimbabwe, where a \u003cem\u003engano\u003c\/em\u003e (story)—its melodies, pauses and lifts—creates a call-and-response with the audience. It is a breathtakingly beautiful story about the homes we leave behind, the lonely voices that find us and the painful consequences of experiencing a love that has never known how to let go. ","brand":"Tarisai Ngangura","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":54786132345123,"sku":"9780778387589","price":23.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780778387589.jpg?v=1772639540","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-ones-we-loved","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}