{"product_id":"9781035930548","title":"The Great Ponds - Elechi Amadi","description":"The Great Ponds is Elechi Amadi's powerful novel about the long-running feud between two rival villages in Eastern Nigeria at a time when the region was still an early shadow of its future self. The dispute over ownership of a fertile pond escalates into a bitter, all-consuming conflict where pride, honour and tradition collide, drawing ordinary villagers into cycles of tension and tragedy. Amadi vividly recreates the atmosphere of rural life - its rituals, hierarchies and moral codes - while showing how a seemingly simple dispute can swell into a drama with far-reaching consequences. Written with precision and a remarkable talent for evoking place and character, this is an unforgettable portrait of community, conflict and the forces that shape human destiny. Discover more from the APOLLO AFRICA series: the new home for 100 timeless works from the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series.","brand":"Elechi Amadi","offers":[{"title":"304 pages \/ 10\/12\/2026 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57737335439735,"sku":"9781035930548","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781035930548.jpg?v=1794405468","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781035930548","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}