{"product_id":"9780312310363","title":"Nature Lessons : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNature Lessons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lynette Brasfield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first-rate, beautifully-written novel about an émigré living in the States who goes back to her native South Africa to look for her missing mother--a fictional debut that will be a draw both to critics and to readers of fine, accessible fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against a backdrop of South Africa's troubled history, natural beauty, and complex contemporary society, \u003ci\u003eNature Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story of a forty-year-old woman, Kate Jensen, struggling to come to terms with the legacy of growing up with a mentally ill mother--including an inability to form long-term, committed relationships--and the guilt she feels as a white person who grew up during the apartheid era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeavened with humor and full of wisdom gained from a childhood where nature's lessons were all too visible to ignore, Lynette Brasfield has written a heartbreaking but ultimately affirming novel about growing up in the shadow of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eNature Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking debut.  Set against the turbulent backdrop of South Africa, it is both illuminating and absorbing.” —Gail Tsukiyama, author of Dreaming Water\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lynette Brasfield's \u003ci\u003eNature Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy to read, a compelling story told with an uncompromising eye.” —\u003ci\u003eBret Lott, author of Jewel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Poignant, funny, and beautifully written.” —\u003ci\u003eMark Mathabane, bestselling author of Kaffir Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312310363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40663809425614,"sku":"9780312310363","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5ba9194e-e0aa-4292-a302-bdf3b7234f92.jpg?v=1639623018","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312310363","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}