{"product_id":"losing-the-plot-hardcover","title":"Losing the Plot - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Owusu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written\u003cbr\u003eportrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana Evans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother's\u003cbr\u003elife before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her\u003cbr\u003ejourney. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in a\u003cbr\u003estrange and often lonely environment, the effects of displacement are felt\u003cbr\u003eacross generations. Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing the\u003cbr\u003ePlot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to\u003cbr\u003epiece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share and\u003cbr\u003etell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Owusu\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, poet and podcaster from North London. In 2016 he joined the multi-award-winning literature podcast \u003ci\u003eMostly Lit\u003c\/i\u003e. He also produced the well-received \u003ci\u003eThis Is Spoke\u003c\/i\u003e podcast for Penguin Random House and Freemantle Media. His essay on Black men and insecurities was the second-most-read article on Media Diversified in 2018, and his essay on language was picked up by BBC Newsnight to be turned into a short documentary. In 2019 Derek collated, edited and contributed to\u003ci\u003e Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThat Reminds Me\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Desmond Elliott Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@DerekVsOwusu\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254813311225,"sku":"9781838855628","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/F1-PwAzr1l9781838855628.webp?v=1768716925","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/losing-the-plot-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}