{"product_id":"the-true-history-of-paradise-9780812979831","title":"The True History of Paradise","description":"It is 1981. Jean Landing secretly plans to flee her beloved Jamaica-the only home her family has ever known, a place now rife with political turmoil. But before she can make her final preparations, she receives devastating news: Lana, her sister, is dead. The country's state of emergency leaves no time to arrange a proper funeral. Even Jean's mother, Monica, who hadn't spoken to Lana in more than a decade, cannot fully embrace her grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tragedy only underscores Jean's need to leave an island that holds no promise of a future. Her harrowing journey to freedom across a battered landscape takes Jean through a terrain of memories: of her childhood, with a detached mother at odds with an adoring father, of her complex bond with Lana, and of the friends and lovers who have shaped and shared her days. Epic in scope, \u003cb\u003eThe True History of Paradise\u003c\/b\u003e poignantly portrays the complexities of family and racial identity in a troubled Eden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Cezair-Thompson is the author of the widely acclaimed \u003cb\u003eThe Pirate's Daughter, \u003c\/b\u003e a #1 Book Sense pick, finalist for Book Sense Book of the Year, and winner of the first annual \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e literary award for fiction. Born in Jamaica, West Indies, she teaches literature and creative writing at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413247660306,"sku":"9780812979831","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5998f97-cf0c-4cdb-bac6-fa956b954cea.jpg?v=1729350938","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-true-history-of-paradise-9780812979831","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}