{"product_id":"9780008509606","title":"Before We Hit the Ground","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Selali Fiamanya\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24 | 252g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Masterful' JJ BOLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list' GLAMOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Love was a tightrope between freedom and control. He didn’t know how others seemed to walk it with ease’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Elom can’t make sense of love. It’s like a language he can’t speak, though he’s heard the words before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He wants to feel understood – by his well-meaning yet misapprehending family, his self-assured partner Ben, and his boisterous friends – but he never knows the right thing to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How can you know yourself, in a world that’s constantly changing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set across Ghana and Scotland, this is an intimate portrait of one man’s search for belonging, a family’s attempt to love, and the choices that make a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  GLOWING READER REVIEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Fiamanya's writing is just gorgeous – it's tender, it's unflinching, and it's totally immersive’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘This is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and I truly hope more people discover it’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘All in all this was an absolutely stunning debut novel, I cannot wait to read more of Fiamanya's work in the future’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, this took my breath away. Wow, what a gorgeous novel. I can't recommend this enough’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ??????????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56748406735223,"sku":"9780008509606","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008509606.jpg?v=1771327567","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008509606","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}