{"product_id":"9780008509576","title":"Before We Hit the Ground","description":"Author: Selali Fiamanya\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008509576\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list' \u003cem\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Masterful… It will stay with you long after you finish it' JJ BOLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElom can’t make sense of love. It’s like a language he can’t speak, though he’s heard the words before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants to feel understood – by his well-meaning yet misapprehending family, his self-assured partner Ben, and his boisterous friends – but he never knows the right thing to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can you know yourself, in a world that’s constantly changing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet across Ghana and Scotland, this is an intimate portrait of one man’s search for belonging, a family’s attempt to love, and the choices that make a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGLOWING READER REVIEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fiamanya's writing is just gorgeous – it's tender, it's unflinching, and it's totally immersive’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and I truly hope more people discover it’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘All in all this was an absolutely stunning debut novel, I cannot wait to read more of Fiamanya's work in the future’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, this took my breath away. Wow, what a gorgeous novel. I can't recommend this enough’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544515137694,"sku":"HPC-9780008509576","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008509576.jpg?v=1771648098","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008509576","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}