{"product_id":"journey-to-st-thomas-tales-for-our-time-9781682753347","title":"Journey to St. Thomas: Tales for Our Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Twenty-First century reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, set on a vacation cruise in the midst of the pandemic; a wonderful story for our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hoping for an adventure (at a discounted price), two dozen strangers set sail for balmy St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. As different from one another as strangers can be, they agree to pass the time by telling stories. As the passengers share their stories, they begin to learn some astonishing things about their neighbors. \u003cbr\u003e Then, partway through the voyage, they are notified about a virus that has spread across the United States and their destination. The ship is quarantined, and they are destined to loll on the waves of the open sea until a port welcomes them. \u003cbr\u003e Stuck together in the confines of the ship, the group continues to regale each other with ingenious tales. \u003ci\u003eA Journey to St. Thomas \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern reimagining of Geoffrey Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. Josiah Hatch, who studied Anglo Saxon and Middle English languages at Oxford University, writes in iambic pentameter, craftily updating Chaucer's characters to those on the present-day cruise liner. Touching on topics that include political differences and discord, elitism, economic hardship, and the percived inability of the ordinary citizen to make a difference, this rich and innovative novel captures the humor, insight, and pathos of the original while telling a very modern story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathy Morrison \u003c\/b\u003eis a children's book illustrator working from her home studio in northern Colorado. Her studio overlooks the Mummy Range, the northern side of Rocky Mountain National Park. \u003cb\u003eJosiah Hatch\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Savannah, Georgia, a fourth generation Georgian. He attended Princeton University, where he graduated summa cum laude, majoring in Ancient Greek and Latin with a minor in music theory. A Marshall scholar at Pembroke College, Oxford, he studied Anglo-Saxon and Middle English. He spent a year in Italy studying Latin literature, history and art. After studying at Oxford, Josiah moved to Washington, serving as a museum administrator at the Smithsonian Institution, a speechwriter and political aide, and, after obtaining a law degree from Georgetown, a lawyer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fulcrum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522328334610,"sku":"9781682753347","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a3d7c20-3774-4d1f-9119-d708c6aad9bf.jpg?v=1731115476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/journey-to-st-thomas-tales-for-our-time-9781682753347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}