{"product_id":"butter-honey-pig-bread","title":"Butter Honey Pig Bread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanning three continents, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eButter Honey Pig Bread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of the consequences of her decision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKambirinachi and her two daughters become estranged from one another because of a trauma that Kehinde experiences in childhood, which leads her to move away and cut off all contact. She ultimately finds her path as an artist and seeks to raise a family of her own, despite her fear that she won't be a good mother. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeanwhile, Taiye is plagued by guilt for what her sister suffered and also runs away, attempting to fill the void of that lost relationship with casual flings with women. She eventually discovers a way out of her stifling loneliness through a passion for food and cooking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut now, after more than a decade of living apart, Taiye and Kehinde have returned home to Lagos. It is here that the three women must face each other and address the wounds of the past if they are to reconcile and move forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor readers of African diasporic authors such as Teju Cole and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eButter Honey Pig Bread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and mending old ones, of voracious appetites, of queer love, of friendship, faith, and above all, family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francesca Ekwuyasi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43665358258433,"sku":"9781551528236","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-07T164514.070.png?v=1688744725","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/butter-honey-pig-bread","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}