This is a respectfully used hardback book with dust jacket in GOOD SOLID CONDITION—from a smoke-free environment. The photo you see is of the actual item you will receive.  Please feel free to ask any questions you have about this listing.

STANLEY – A Novel – by Kareena Maxwell.  Inscribed and signed by the author on the front end page (see photo).

Inspired by the life of Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro, mother of Barack Obama, 44^th President of the United States of America, during 1995, the last year of her life in Indonesia.

Published by Jo-An Pictures Ltd. - ©2010, stated First Edition – ISBN 978-1-890719-11-1 – 232 pages – the book measures approximately 6 x 9.

This novel STANLEY was inspired by the dedicated work of Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro in the last year of her life, and who died before her son Barack Obama became President of the United States of America. In real life, Stanley’s father had wished for a boy. When she was born, he surprisingly named her Stanley. In her life, the admirable and legendary Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro became an American Economic Anthropologist who worked diligently and with great compassion in helping the peasants of Kajar, Indonesia. Maxwell has written this novel by creating a family of villagers and friends around a woman named Stanley. We are privy to Stanley’s inner most thoughts as she explores the depth of love and friendship while in search of her own identity as she is working to obtain microfinance loans to help the Indonesian cottage industries.

Maxwell weaves her story around a loving Indonesian family, with Rachman, the village blacksmith, his wife Ndari and their children Bintang and Melati. A charming, handsome and wealthy Englishman, Kermit, as a photographer and member of the crew, is an important part of Stanley’s documentation and soon becomes a close friend. One chapter called The Life of a Metal tells us how with wondrous skills and craftsmanship and family pride, these dedicated peasants turn scrap metal into useful tools for agriculture in Jakarta. Stanley follows the traditions, dreams and conflicts of the family members, each with their own goals while she arranges with the foundation for recognition and microfinance loans.

The book is in good condition; light reading wear; binding tight; pages clean and crisp--no writing, no underlining, no highlighting; corners bumped; top and bottom of spine bumped; normal shelf wear.  The dust jacket is in good condition; jacket edges rubbed/chipped; normal shelf wear.   Nice, tight, clean, crisp copy.

 G&M stock #2fe(pville23)

 

 

 

 

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