{"title":"Tea Mutonji","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTéa Mutonji\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts poignant stories that explore the complexities of identity, community, and belonging. Her writing offers intimate glimpses into the lives of characters navigating personal and cultural challenges with sensitivity and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect evocative prose and richly drawn characters in works that blend contemporary themes with universal human experiences. Her fiction invites reflection on connection, resilience, and the search for self within the broader social fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shut-up-youre-pretty-by-tea-mutonji-9781551527550","title":"Shut Up You're Pretty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA high-wire collection of darkly humorous stories about a young woman floating in and out of her skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA woman contemplates her Congolese traditions during a family wedding; a teenage girl looks for happiness inside a pack of cigarettes; a mother reconnects with her daughter through their shared interest in fish, and a young woman decides on shaving her head in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese punchy, sharply observed stories blur the lines between longing and choosing, exploring the narrator's experience as an involuntary one. Tinged with pathos and humour, they interrogate the moments in which femininity, womanness, and identity are not only questioned but also imposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShut Up You're Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e weaves each vivid tale with a unique voice that captures the complexities of identity and womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46714757546220,"sku":"9781551527550","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11010903482740.jpg?v=1754366258"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/tea-mutonji.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}