{"product_id":"palmyra-9781039195806","title":"Palmyra","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Karen Barrow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46374965182615,"sku":"9781039195806","price":1777.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781039195806.webp?v=1768742293","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/palmyra-9781039195806","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}