{"product_id":"im-not-a-nurse-paperback","title":"I'm Not a Nurse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am called ejechi in Ukwuani, meaning \"to leave and return\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Jessica's natural ability to tell stories entertained her friends and frightened her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewidowed mother. After being kicked out of every Nigerian home available to her, Jessica arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Ghana, where she meets a nurturing man who offers her Mars Bars and an Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emarriage. Her new world provides a life of conditional luxury - if she wants to earn her own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoney, she must become a cleaner or a nurse. When a kind stranger encourages her to study film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einstead, her husband supports her - until he loses his lucrative job and becomes violent. Jessica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereturns to Nigeria, convinced that she can make the most of her Australian education there -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euntil she remembers that as a Nigerian, she can reach her goals anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm Not a Nurse is the memoir of a displaced storyteller who must survive homelessness, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eviolence and racism across two continents to come into her own power as a black African\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'We make things happen' - that is the sound of Nigerian blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49553083793560,"sku":"9780645606904","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/c6fhjju1LJ9780645606904.webp?v=1784949344","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/im-not-a-nurse-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}