{"product_id":"bruised-hibiscus-paperback","title":"Bruised Hibiscus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Nunez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1954. A white woman s body, stuffed in a coconut bag, has washed ashore in Otatiti, Trinidad, and the British colony is rife with rumors. In two homes, one in a distant shantytown, the other on the outskirts of a former sugar cane estate, two women hear the news and their blood runs cold. Rosa, the white daughter of a landowner, and Zuela, the adopted daughter of a Chinese shop owner used to play together as girls and witnessed something terrible behind a hibiscus bush many years ago.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1954. A white woman's body, stuffed in a coconut bag, has washed ashore in Otatiti, Trinidad, and the British colony is rife with rumors. In two homes, one in a distant shantytown, the other on the outskirts of a former sugar cane estate, two women hear the news and their blood runs cold. Rosa, the white daughter of a landowner, and Zuela, the adopted \"daughter\" of a Chinese shop owner used to play together as girls--and witnessed something terrible behind a hibiscus bush many years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Nunez, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of 10 novels, including \u003ci\u003eBruised Hibiscus\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of an American Book Award. Nunez's book \u003ci\u003eBoundaries\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and was a 2012 NAACP Image Award nominee. She immigrated to the United States from Trinidad and is a distinguished professor at Hunter College, the City University of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724955553855,"sku":"9780345451095","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/049dd7306814b677bfa5975d7188f677.webp?v=1765104561","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bruised-hibiscus-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}