{"product_id":"fine-dreams-paperback-softback-9781625347923","title":"Fine Dreams (Paperback \/ softback) 9781625347923","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda N. Masi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781625347923\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e170 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e “In an age when domestic and personal dramas capture most literary attention, \u003ci\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e breaks the mold, bravely and forthrightly investigating geo-religious and political history via the personal. Four kidnapped teenage schoolgirls guide us through the seemingly unbearable—appalling brutality and collective terror—toward life, death, and hope beyond. I read this book straight through. It was impossible not to.”—Robin McLean, author of \u003ci\u003ePity the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Masi writes with so much resolve, gravity, and unwavering sincerity that her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, gave me almost constant chills.”—Catherine Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003eBiography of X\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, Linda Masi’s clear-eyed prose vividly renders the fates of five Nigerian schoolgirls caught up in violent clashes of religion and culture. A moving ghost story for our turbulent times, this powerful multi-voiced novel dives deep into the rapids of extremism, skillfully alternating between voices that each mount their separate bids for survival with whatever tools lie closest to hand. Affecting and intense, Masi’s first novel may break readers' hearts wide open, but the resiliency of the human spirit that emanates from each page is sure to stitch them expertly, beautifully, back together.”—Katie Cortese, author of \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Her and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGirl Power and Other Short-Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSet in a fictional town, at a fictional school, Linda N. Masi’s debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, rewrites myth and history. Framed by a ghost’s first-person narrative, the book centers on four young friends, the stars of their school’s track team. While studying for exams, they are kidnapped and taken to a terrorist encampment. Two are claimed as “wives” by their captors, one is forced to wear a suicide vest, and each is subjected to appalling violence and terror. While their stories resonate with a widely publicized 2014 abduction, these four young women could have been taken in any of the many incidents that have plagued the Nigerian people for years. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Even though they are abducted and abused by men in power and forced to survive in a dark place like Persephone, Masi’s protagonists offer new endings for Persephone’s story. In Masi’s telling, these resilient young women recover their dreams and hopes to live in daylight once again. No matter where they travel or where they stay, they gain self-determination and reclaim their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrologue: 2014 \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part One: 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eKubra’s Errand\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAquamarine\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGaddo’s Cousin \u003cp\u003e Part Two: 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKubra’s Watch\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGaddo\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAquamarine\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrace\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKubra’s Heaven \u003cp\u003e Part Three: 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKubra’s Wish\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAquamarine\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGaddo\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrace\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKubra’s Teeth \u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739351281944,"sku":"9781625347923","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fine-dreams-paperback-softback-9781625347923","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}