{"product_id":"sugar-money-paperback","title":"Sugar Money - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION and THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE*** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Crocus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e, a Poignant Novel Inspired by a True Story about the Heroism of Two Enslaved Brothers Sent to Steal Slaves from the British in Grenada and the Tragic Results of this Doomed Mission \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in 1765 on the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Martinique, \u003ci\u003eSugar Money\u003c\/i\u003e opens as two enslaved brothers--Emile and Lucien--are sent on an impossible mission forced upon them by their masters, a band of mendicant French monks. \u003cbr\u003eThe monks run hospitals in the islands and fund their ventures through farming cane sugar and distilling rum. Seven years earlier--after a series of scandals--they were ousted from Grenada by the French authorities, and had to leave their slaves behind. Despite the fact that Grenada is now under British rule, and effectively enemy territory, the monks devise an absurdly ambitious plan: they send Emile and Lucien to the island to convince the monks' former slaves to flee British brutality and escape with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author Jane Harris peoples her daring novel, based on a historical rebellion, with unforgettable characters. Recounted by Lucien, the younger brother, this story of courage, disaster, and love, is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit under the crush of unspeakable cruelty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1961) is a British writer of fiction. Her latest novel, \u003ci\u003eGillespie and I\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to critical acclaim in the UK in May 2011 by Faber and Faber. Her first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Observations \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007 and has been published in over 20 territories worldwide. In France, \u003ci\u003eThe Observations\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger (2009), and in the USA it won the Book of the Month Club's First Fiction Prize (2007). \u003ci\u003eThe Observations\u003c\/i\u003e chosen as one of the 100 Books of the Decade. Jane lives on the South Coast of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692990631999,"sku":"9781948924580","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1102acae860fe3625be5109137f8778b.webp?v=1764997346","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sugar-money-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}