{"product_id":"take-me-to-mon-repos-9781953747310","title":"Take Me to Mon Repos","description":"Set in 1794, on the French colony of Saint Lucia, \u003cem\u003eTake Me to Mon Repos \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of a stand-off between Bwigan, a runaway slave actively on a mission to burn down the plantations; and the owners of the plantation where Bernelle, Bwigan's love interest, is enslaved. The plantation owners: Garnier, a curt and aloof French Royalist and his wife Catherine, a poet and abolitionist, try to use Bernelle in their plan to capture Bwigan and turn him over to the British.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake Me to Mon Repos\u003c\/em\u003e, presented here in both English and in Kw?y?l as \u003cem\u003eMennen Mwen Mon Repos\u003c\/em\u003e, provides an illustration of the political, economic, cultural, and spiritual dynamics that spurred the process of creolization in the Caribbean. The play gives expression to a dream of home; a desire to create a new space. It heralds the shaping of a creole persona out of shattering worlds and the fashioning of a creole yard for healing and tranquility. To reach Mon Repos, would be to attain the dream of wholeness and peace. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903416602898,"sku":"9781953747310","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92ccec1e-c3ec-4e67-9b91-6b1ea33c9da1.jpg?v=1738493780","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/take-me-to-mon-repos-9781953747310","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}