{"product_id":"reef-9781573225335","title":"Reef","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"incandescent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) coming-of-age-story and debut novel by the acclaimed Booker Prize finalist Romesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTriton loved living in Mister Salgado's house. It was the biggest house he had ever seen--filled with floors to sweep and silver to polish and meals to cook and adults to impress and a brilliant master whose voice was poetry. And people from all over the world came to the house-- to sell their wares, to talk, to live, for this was where life took place. Even the sun would rise from the garage and sleep behind the \u003ci\u003edel\u003c\/i\u003e tree at night. And in the house, life was good.\u003cp\u003eBut beyond Mister Salgado's house and their Sri Lankan village there was a world. And all around them, it was falling apart...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Sri Lanka and the Philippines and now lives in London. He is the author of the novel, \u003cb\u003eReef\u003c\/b\u003e, which was a Booker Prize finalist, and a collection of short stories, \u003cb\u003eMonkfish Moon\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473882747154,"sku":"9781573225335","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8fc7c53-e13b-43d8-a8df-7c09801c3f72.jpg?v=1730205536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reef-9781573225335","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}