{"product_id":"9781913109035","title":"Duppy Conqueror by Ferdinand Dennis","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarshall Sarjeant is born at the beginning of the 20th century in Paradise, Jamaica. As a young man, he is entrusted with a mythical quest to overcome a curse that has been put on his family. He must do this by returning to Africa from where family members were brought as slaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarshall’s journey is a long, taking him first to wartime Liverpool and then, London where he marries and mixes with a clubland crowd of gamblers, musicians and politicians. In Africa, he finds a continent in the turbulent throes of attempting to escape a colonial past. Returning to Paradise, Marshall’s life turns full circle in his epic mission to defeat the duppy, or ghost that started him on his voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Duppy Conqueror, first published in 1998, Ferdinand Dennis has created a powerful narrative of the Afro-Caribbean experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ferdinand Dennis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 October 2020 by HopeRoad Publishing Ltd (HopeRoad) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 196 x 24 | 268g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback \/ softback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55569107779960,"sku":"9781913109035","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/9781913109035.jpg?v=1779803586","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/9781913109035","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}