{"product_id":"the-mosquito-coast-9780618658961","title":"The Mosquito Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES FROM APPLE TV+ STARRING JUSTIN THEROUX, SEASON 2 STREAMING NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An Impressive and disturbing vision of the American psyche.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom legendary writer Paul Theroux, an international bestseller that is a spellbinding adventure story of an American family that rejects its homeland and tries to find a happier life in the jungles of Central America. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox uproots his family from their New England farm to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. An individualist, Allie sees modern America as wasteful, immoral, and messy. Fleeing from materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by fourteen-year-old Charlie Fox, who observes his father with a mixture of love, astonishment, and ultimately horror, \u003cem\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisted \u003cem\u003eSwiss Family Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e or an ironic take on \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe.\u003c\/em\u003e For as Allie becomes ever more lost to reality, this utopian experiment takes a dark turn as his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheroux, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Lower River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJungle Lover\u003c\/i\u003es, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and his renowned travel books include \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615105093906,"sku":"9780618658961","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e13c56da-59c6-4b2f-9814-50138b642936.jpg?v=1732475065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mosquito-coast-9780618658961","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}