{"product_id":"we-meant-well-a-novel","title":"We Meant Well: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 2023 selection for Great Group Reads by the Women’s National Book Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unsparing and compassionate … A novel of harrowing eloquence, We Meant Well explores compelling cultural contrasts and the ambiguity of charitable outreach.” — Foreword Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the middle of the night in Los Angeles when Maya, a married mother of one, receives the phone call. Her colleague Marc has been accused of assaulting a local girl in Likanni, where they operate a charitable orphanage. Can she get on the next flight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maya arrives, protesters surround the compound. The accuser is Lele, her former protégé and the chief’s daughter. There are no witnesses, no proof of any crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened that night? And what will happen to the orphanage if this becomes a scandal? Caught between Marc and Lele, the charity and the villagers, her marriage and new temptations, and between worlds, Maya lives the secret contradictions of the aid worker: there to serve the most deprived, but ultimately there to govern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Maya feels the pleasures, freedoms, and humanity of life in Likanni, she recognizes that her American life is inextricably woven into this violent reality — and that dishonesty in one place affects the realities in another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erum Shazia Hasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46725992218821,"sku":"9781770416659","price":13.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/0480\/1477\/files\/9781770416659.jpg?v=1786710304","url":"https:\/\/www.bloominsallysusedbooks.com\/products\/we-meant-well-a-novel","provider":"Bloomin’ Sally’s Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}