{"product_id":"lionheart-girl-1","title":"Lionheart Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfrican myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and those we cannot. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\nBorn into a family of \u003cb\u003eWest African witches\u003c\/b\u003e, Sheba's terrified of her mother who is deadly dangerous. But like mother, like daughter - \u003cb\u003emagic runs through her blood\u003c\/b\u003e and Sheba discovers powers of her own.\n\nHer touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears - their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of \u003cb\u003eancient magic, blood and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter - her mother.\n\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLionheart Girl\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'A dark and dazzling coming-of-age novel, rich in atmosphere and magic realism' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'\u003ci\u003eLionheart Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is deeply atmospheric, stunningly original, and sizzling with ancient myth and magic. Utterly unmissable' \u003cb\u003eSophie Anderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Tangled Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'Loved it! Yaba's best so far - a wonderful tale of magic and family' \u003cb\u003eCatherine Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eQueen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41924097474738,"sku":"9781789540864","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/370661_63f183de56c376.43707498_9781789540864.jpg?v=1677476487","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/lionheart-girl-1","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}