{"product_id":"cereus-blooms-at-night-9780380731992","title":"Cereus Blooms at Night","description":"Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, \u003cem\u003eCereus Blooms at Night\u003c\/em\u003e unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to stand trial. When she arrives at her new home, frail and mute, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a vivacious male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the storyteller of Mala's extraordinary life.In luminous, sensual prose, internationally acclaimed writer Shani Mootoo combines diverse storytelling traditions to explore identity, gender, and violence in a celebration of our capacity to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMootoo, Shani:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cbr\u003eShani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. A filmmaker and visual artist, she has written and directed several videos; her painings and photo-based works are exhibited internationally. Shani Mootoo is also a published poet and the author of \u003cem\u003eOut on Main Street, \u003c\/em\u003e a collection of stories. \u003cem\u003eCereus Blooms at Night\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844408873234,"sku":"9780380731992","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89e2c445-4297-4f45-a798-e726a74a37c0.jpg?v=1737319287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cereus-blooms-at-night-9780380731992","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}