{"product_id":"palmyra","title":"Palmyra","description":"I used to think the past was dead and gone, that time erased memories ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unexpected visitor to a cocoa estate on the island of Trinidad triggers buried memories of the mysterious deaths that plagued a prosperous French Creole family who once lived there. Now a near ruin, the once \"Great House\" was where Joe, the housekeeper's precocious eleven-year-old son, bore witness to half-understood incidents and undercurrents in the lives of its residents. Decades later, his reawakened memories begin with the arrival of a handsome young stranger to the property-a catalyst which sets off a train of tragic events with consequences that reach into the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in historical and geographical detail, Palmyra chronicles a time when an educated elite rose from the ashes of slavery and indentureship to challenge the ruling white plantocracy and create an independent nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA part coming-of-age story, part Gothic mystery, Palmyra conjures a world teeming with divided loyalties, family secrets, and ambition.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1039195806\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781039195806\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Barrow, Karen\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FriesenPress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2024)","offer_id":46080139526341,"sku":"9781039195806","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781039195806.jpg?v=1776034728","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/palmyra","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}