{"product_id":"the-leper-compound-paperback","title":"The Leper Compound - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Nangle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Leper Compound\u003c\/i\u003e will . . . remain with the reader long after the book has been closed.\"--Stuart Dybek, author of \u003ci\u003eI Sailed with Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia's final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaula Nangle\u003c\/b\u003e was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Nangle was raised by missionaries in the US and southern Africa and directly witnessed the transition of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe. She is a practicing psychiatric nurse and an advocate for patient's rights. An MFA in creative writing graduate of Western Michigan University, she has published fiction in a number of literary magazines. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.3 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700516851775,"sku":"9781934137062","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/948dfd7cf825c6c07523103202bdc9b4.webp?v=1765017053","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-leper-compound-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}