{"product_id":"9781868428762","title":"Born in Chains: The Diary of an angry 'Born-free'","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust like in the squatter camp in Atteridgeville, there was no electricity in our new home. But here it was very different: it was safe. Only years later I figured out why the crime rate was so low in our village: there was nothing to steal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Chains is a fist-hand account of living in abject poverty in South Africa. Clinton Chauke was born in 1994 into a Vatsonga household and has faced all the challenges of growing up at the edges of society: first in rural Limpopo, then in a village bordering the Kruger National Park, and finally in a squatter camp near Pretoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigating a world of racism and tribalism and confronting urban life as a country 'bumpkin', the author depicts the lifelines and pitfalls of a young life: going to school, coming to terms with tradition, religion and politics, becoming a man and - ultimately - finding his identity as a young black person in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncompromising, honest and witty, Chauke's memoir is a story of hope and perseverance and of succeeding against all the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7628902629424,"sku":"9781868428762","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/image_498d5aef-441d-4ade-89c2-e2e062c7d4bd.jpg?v=1575931700","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/9781868428762","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}