{"product_id":"the-farming-of-bones-9781616953492","title":"The Farming of Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1937 and Amabelle D sir, a young Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, has built herself a life as the servant and companion of the wife of a wealthy colonel. She and Sebastien, a cane worker, are deeply in love and plan to marry. But Amabelle's world collapses when a wave of genocidal violence, driven by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, leads to the slaughter of Haitian workers. Amabelle and Sebastien are separated, and she desperately flees the tide of violence for a Haiti she barely remembers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Already acknowledged as a classic, this harrowing story of love and survival--from one of the most important voices of her generation--is an unforgettable memorial to the victims of the Parsley Massacre and a testimony to the power of human memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eBrother, I'm Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a National Book Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eBreath, Eyes, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oprah Book Club selection; \u003ci\u003eKrik? Krak!\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; and \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the inaugural Story Prize. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003ci\u003eThe Farming of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e won an American Book Award for fiction in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soho Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726268633362,"sku":"9781616953492","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc0867d6-606d-4b49-85ab-df41f522001e.jpg?v=1734862240","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-farming-of-bones-9781616953492","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}