{"product_id":"the-plaza-of-illusion-paperback","title":"The Plaza of Illusion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarshall Appoh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarshall Appoh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsam is young, educated, ambitious-and determined to escape a life that seems to offer him too little.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the struggling Ghanaian graduate finally makes his way to Europe in search of a better future, Britain appears to be everything he has dreamed of. But the reality is far less welcoming. Far from home and struggling to navigate unfamiliar customs, prejudice and the daily pressures of immigrant life, Osam discovers that reaching Europe was only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough persistence and hard work, he gradually transforms his fortunes, moving from cleaning offices to working behind an office desk. Yet success brings another struggle. The more Osam embraces his new life, the more complicated his relationship with the culture-and the people-he left behind becomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he eventually returns to Ghana, the man who comes home is no longer quite the man who left. Old relationships, family expectations and two life-changing choices force Osam to confront a question he has spent years avoiding: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere does he truly belong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plaza of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling story of migration, ambition, identity and belonging-and of the distance between the life we imagine and the life we actually find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One of The Osam Mensah Series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67982004355320,"sku":"9788460871484","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/3Y-K8N2tZd9788460871484.webp?v=1793926236","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-plaza-of-illusion-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}