{"product_id":"palmyra-9781039195813","title":"Palmyra","description":"I used to think the past was dead and gone, that time erased memories ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unexpected visitor to a cocoa estate on the island of Trinidad triggers buried memories of the mysterious deaths that plagued a prosperous French Creole family who once lived there. Now a near ruin, the once \"Great House\" was where Joe, the housekeeper's precocious eleven-year-old son, bore witness to half-understood incidents and undercurrents in the lives of its residents. Decades later, his reawakened memories begin with the arrival of a handsome young stranger to the property-a catalyst which sets off a train of tragic events with consequences that reach into the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in historical and geographical detail, Palmyra chronicles a time when an educated elite rose from the ashes of slavery and indentureship to challenge the ruling white plantocracy and create an independent nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA part coming-of-age story, part Gothic mystery, Palmyra conjures a world teaming with divided loyalties, family secrets, and ambition.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"FriesenPress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526521917714,"sku":"9781039195813","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4d80132-1690-4876-b395-08938355e181.jpg?v=1731277951","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/palmyra-9781039195813","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}