{"product_id":"somewhere-soft-to-land-a-novel","title":"Somewhere Soft To Land: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn This Crackling Portrayal Of Friendship In Peril, A Young WomanS World Is Upended When A Tragedy In Her Best FriendS Life Tests The Boundaries Of Their SisterhoodA Sharp And Compelling Debut Novel From A Ghanaian American Writer.Dzifa Has Always Felt A Bit Off. Maybe ItS The Family Baggage, Or Maybe ItS Just How SheS Wired. Depleted By Cycles Of Burnout, She Lives In A Perpetual State Of Bracing: For Another Lost Job, Another Lost Home, Another Piece Of Evidence She IsnT Doing Being Right. If It WerenT For The EncouragementAnd Occasional OversteppingOf Her Magnetic Best Friend, Tatiana, Dzifa DoesnT Know If SheD Have Made It As Far As She Has. Despite Their Differences, The Two Women Share A Desire To Be Their Authentic Selves, And To Shed The Grip Of The Respectability Politics TheyVe Been Taught Should Govern Their Lives.Just As Each Begins To Find Her Way, The Sudden Passing Of TatianaS Child Upends Everything. Dzifa Rushes To TatianaS Hometown To Help Her Friend Prepare For The Funeral. But When She Arrives, Dzifa Is Immersed In An Unsettling Conflict Between Two Diametrically Opposed Families, One Of Whom Seems Intent On Seeding Doubt About TatianaS Capacity As A Mother. When Tatiana Asks Her For The Ultimate Favor, Dzifa Must Choose Between Loyalty At The Expense Of Her Own WellBeing And Authenticity At The Expense Of Her Most Valued Friendship.A Riveting Exploration Of Sisterhood, What It Means To Mother And Be Mothered, And What It Means To Be Well, Somewhere Soft To Land Reckons With The Sometimes Funny, Sometimes Fraught Friendship Between Women With Divergent Ideologies, Aspirations, Personalities, And Paths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954013716725,"sku":"DADAX0593726790","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91pRFVlfTdL.jpg?v=1775501264","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/somewhere-soft-to-land-a-novel","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}