{"product_id":"the-house-at-sugar-beach-in-search-of-a-lost-african-childhood-paperback","title":"The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood - 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\u003eHelene Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this memoir that is \"nothing short of brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), journalist Helene Cooper examines the violent past of her home country Liberia and the effects of its 1980 military coup.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelene Cooper is \"Congo,\" a descendant of two Liberian dynasties--traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail from New York in 1820 to found Monrovia. Helene grew up at Sugar Beach, a twenty-two-room mansion by the sea. Her childhood was filled with servants, flashy cars, a villa in Spain, and a farmhouse up-country. It was also an African childhood, filled with knock foot games and hot pepper soup, heartmen and neegee. When Helene was eight, the Coopers took in a foster child--a common custom among the Liberian elite. Eunice, a Bassa girl, suddenly became known as \"Mrs. Cooper's daughter.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For years the Cooper daughters--Helene, her sister Marlene, and Eunice--blissfully enjoyed the trappings of wealth and advantage. But Liberia was like an unwatched pot of water left boiling on the stove. And on April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers staged a coup d'état, assassinating President William Tolbert and executing his cabinet. The Coopers and the entire Congo class were now the hunted, being imprisoned, shot, tortured, and raped. After a brutal daylight attack by a ragtag crew of soldiers, Helene, Marlene, and their mother fled Sugar Beach, and then Liberia, for America. They left Eunice behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A world away, Helene tried to assimilate as an American teenager. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she found her passion in journalism, eventually becoming a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She reported from every part of the globe--except Africa--as Liberia descended into war-torn, third-world hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2003, a near-death experience in Iraq convinced Helene that Liberia--and Eunice--could wait no longer. At once a deeply personal memoir and an examination of a violent and stratified country, \u003ci\u003eThe House at Sugar Beach \u003c\/i\u003etells of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence with unflinching honesty and a survivor's gentle humor. And at its heart, it is a story of Helene Cooper's long voyage home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelene Cooper is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, having previously served as White House Correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and the assistant editorial page editor. Prior to moving to there, Helene spent twelve years as a reporter and foreign correspondent at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe House at Sugar Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMadame President\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She was born in Monrovia, Liberia, and lives in the Washington, DC, area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.22 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45619855458501,"sku":"9780743266253","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/jSvLJEHPCu9780743266253.webp?v=1781279093","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-house-at-sugar-beach-in-search-of-a-lost-african-childhood-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}