{"product_id":"9780008509606","title":"Before We Hit the Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Fiamanya, Selali \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/02\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008509606,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list' GLAMOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Masterful… It will stay with you long after you finish it' JJ BOLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Love was a tightrope between freedom and control. He didn’t know how others seemed to walk it with ease’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Elom can’t make sense of love. It’s like a language he can’t speak, though he’s heard the words before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He wants to feel understood – by his well-meaning yet misapprehending family, his self-assured partner Ben, and his boisterous friends – but he never knows the right thing to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How can you know yourself, in a world that’s constantly changing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set across Ghana and Scotland, this is an intimate portrait of one man’s search for belonging, a family’s attempt to love, and the choices that make a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  GLOWING READER REVIEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Fiamanya's writing is just gorgeous – it's tender, it's unflinching, and it's totally immersive’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘This is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and I truly hope more people discover it’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘All in all this was an absolutely stunning debut novel, I cannot wait to read more of Fiamanya's work in the future’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, this took my breath away. Wow, what a gorgeous novel. I can't recommend this enough’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56384000786805,"sku":"9780008509606","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008509606.jpg?v=1763803859","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008509606","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}