{"product_id":"9781913175887","title":"My Own Dear People","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Thompson, Dwight\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Cassava Republic Press in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e224 x 144 x 29 | 402g\u003cp\u003e'An important, beautifully written novel about a young man's struggle to come to terms with the actions (and inactions) of his own past. This is one of the best books I have read in a long, long time.' - Jerry Stahl, author of Nein, Nein, Nein!Nyjah Messado has built a life away from home, but he is haunted not by a ghost, but by a memory: the moment he witnessed a brutal sexual assault and chose silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised within the rigid masculine codes of an elite Jamaican boys' school, Nyjah learns early what is expected of him: loyalty to other men, contempt for weakness, and the careful management of guilt. Years later, returning to Montego Bay, he must navigate a city shaped by class divisions, colonial legacies and violence, while confronting the moral cost of what he failed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Own Dear People is a fierce, lyrical coming-of-age novel about masculinity, complicity and self-deception. Unflinching in its treatment of rape culture and homophobia, it asks whether forgiveness, of others, or of oneself, is ever truly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thompson, Dwight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53472927678648,"sku":"9781913175887","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781913175887.jpg?v=1778947220","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781913175887","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}