{"product_id":"9781913175887","title":"My Own Dear People by Dwight Thompson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNyjah Messado has built a life away from home, but he is haunted not by a ghost, but by a memory: the moment he witnessed a brutal sexual assault and chose silence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised within the rigid masculine codes of an elite Jamaican boys' school, Nyjah learns early what is expected of him: loyalty to other men, contempt for weakness, and the careful management of guilt. Years later, returning to Montego Bay, he must navigate a city shaped by class divisions, colonial legacies and violence, while confronting the moral cost of what he failed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy Own Dear People is a fierce, lyrical coming-of-age novel about masculinity, complicity and self-deception. Unflinching in its treatment of rape culture and homophobia, it asks whether forgiveness, of others, or of oneself, is ever truly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dwight Thompson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Cassava Republic Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e216 x 135\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback \/ softback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55538748916088,"sku":"9781913175887","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/9781913175887.jpg?v=1776966289","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/9781913175887","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}