{"product_id":"calebs-crossing-9780143121077","title":"Caleb's Crossing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Chord \u003c\/i\u003eand of \u003ci\u003eMarch, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is a Calvinist minister who seeks to convert the native Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the contest between old ways and new, eventually becoming the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and narrated by the irresistible Bethia, \u003ci\u003eCaleb's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraldine Brooks \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five novels: the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e; the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCaleb's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYear of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Chord\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works \u003ci\u003eNine Parts of Desire \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Foreign Correspondence\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha's Vinyard with her husband, the author Tony Horwitz, and their two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593153089810,"sku":"9780143121077","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eea19669-9682-42fb-8dee-bb587cd6eb5a.jpg?v=1732111926","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/calebs-crossing-9780143121077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}