{"product_id":"the-mandela-plot-isbn-9781328585073","title":"The Mandela Plot","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award—Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  For fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Kite Runner \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Brief History of Seven Killings, \u003c\/em\u003ea page-turning literary and political thriller set in apartheid Johannesburg\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003eAs the 1980s draw to a close, South Africa is a maelstrom of political violence, the apartheid regime in its death throes. Young Martin Helger is a misfit at an elite private boys’ school in Johannesburg, with a father who is a scrap dealer and a brother who is a mysterious legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a beautiful and manipulative American activist arrives at the family home, Martin soon finds himself wrenched out of his isolated bubble and thrust into the heart of the struggle. At the same time, secrets from the past begin to emerge, tearing at the Helgers, a second-generation Jewish family, even as the larger forces of history and politics tear apart the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mandela Plot \u003c\/em\u003eis at once a high-stakes literary thriller and a moving coming-of-age tale that charts the journey of a young man trying to find his place in a country that has lost its way. | \u003cp\u003eA Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Fiction  A \u003cem\u003ePublishers Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e “Emerging Voice”  A \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e \"Must-Read\" book   \"This is fiction that illuminates shifting allegiances and power struggles during a dark time and place in recent history. A riveting thriller with a solid historical base.\" — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review   \"\u003cem\u003eThe Mandela Plot\u003c\/em\u003e is as suspenseful as a thriller, and the truest kind of Jewish family story—suffused with love and secrets both. It'salso a masterful, terrifying portrait of a nation, at once bewitching and brutal, whose years on the edge have so much to teach America, and the world, today. You won't be able to put this book down.\" — Boris Fishman, author of \u003cem\u003eA Replacement Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDon’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo\u003c\/em\u003e   “Propulsive, bare-boned, and riveting, \u003cem\u003eThe Mandela Plot\u003c\/em\u003e shows how competing loyalties to family, truth, and history can tear a person—and a country—apart. Kenneth Bonert’s unvarnished characters are fierce and surprising—there are no seat belts on this ride.” — Rachel Kadish, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e   “Chaim Potok meets Leon Uris: a solid . . . portrait of violence and renewal.” — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e   \"It’s the late 1980s in South Africa, where an awkward boy named Martin struggles to find a place at an elite private school in Johannesburg. A beautiful American activist comes to live with Martin at his family home, and she makes him see his own chaotic, changing country through a new lens.\" — \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890258964709,"sku":"NP9781328585073","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781328585073.jpg?v=1730232888","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-mandela-plot-isbn-9781328585073","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}