{"product_id":"necessary-fiction-1","title":"Necessary Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW - \u003cspan\u003e30th July 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVagabonds!:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean audacious and eye-opening exploration of cross-generational queer life in contemporary Nigeria.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003elives up to its title and beyond … a vivid, stirring revolution'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYRSA DALEY-WARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat makes a family? How is it defined and by whom? Is freedom for everyone?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross Lagos, one of Africa's largest urban areas and one of the world's most dynamic cities, Osunde’s characters seek out love for themselves and their chosen partners, even as they risk ruining relationships with parents, spouses, family, and friends. As the novel unfolds, a rolling cast vibrantly active, stubbornly alive, brazenly flawed. As these characters grapple with desire, fear, time, death, and God, they form and break unexpected connections, in the process revealing how they know each other, how they have loved each other, and how they had their hearts broken in that pursuit. As they work to establish themselves in the city's lively worlds of art, music, entertainment, and creative commerce, we meet their collective and individual attempts to reckon with the necessary fiction they carry for survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNecessary Fiction,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEloghosa Osunde explores the paths and dreams, hopes and fears of a dazzling cast of characters who are staking out lives for themselves in today's Nigeria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eloghosa Osunde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56802901524860,"sku":"9780008708658","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/9412\/3414\/files\/9780008708610.jpg?v=1749904267","url":"https:\/\/www.queerlit.co.uk\/products\/necessary-fiction-1","provider":"Queer Lit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}