{"title":"African Interest","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks about Africa — its history, people, wildlife, travel, and stories from across the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chasing-the-devil-the-search-for-africa-s-fighting-spirit-tim-butcher-ots-0678","title":"Chasing the Devil - Tim Butcher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Tim Butcher as he sets out from Freetown in this vivid travel\/history narrative, tracking a perilous overland route through Sierra Leone's rainforest, fevered plains and into Liberia's coastal reaches. Mixing reportage, history and intimate encounters, he navigates villages and towns still scarred by war, probing the question of how nations rebuild and what he calls Africa's 'fighting spirit.' Along the way he meets ex-combatants, healers and ordinary people whose resilience and humour illuminate difficult truths. Part adventure, part thoughtful inquiry, Chasing the Devil is both an urgent witness account and a compassionate portrait of societies striving to reclaim peace and future hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: History, Africa, West, Travel, Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fair\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"On The Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52300833390882,"sku":"OTS-0678","price":85.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/5505\/2834\/files\/OTS-0678_1.heic?v=1786295755"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ontheshelf.co.za\/collections\/african-interest.oembed","provider":"On The Shelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}