{"product_id":"red-island-house-9781982138189","title":"Red Island House","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Award-nominated writer Andrea Lee comes\u003ci\u003e Red Island House, \u003c\/i\u003e a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise\u003c\/i\u003e,\" reflects Shay, the heroine of \u003ci\u003eRed Island House\u003c\/i\u003e. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn't imagine that her life's greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay's journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabel Allende's \u003ci\u003eHouse of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's \u003ci\u003eAmericanah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Island House\u003c\/i\u003e showcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee, Andrea:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrea Lee is the author of five books, including the National Book Award-nominated memoir \u003ci\u003eRussian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels \u003ci\u003eRed Island House, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost Hearts in Italy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSarah Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eInteresting Women. \u003c\/i\u003eA former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eW\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Philadelphia, she received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University and now lives in Italy.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671610626322,"sku":"9781982138189","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_696aaaae-ede6-495d-9f90-e8cf75df5368.jpg?v=1737244777","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-island-house-9781982138189","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}