{"product_id":"this-other-eden","title":"This Other Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003eRowell, Rainbow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandContent\" id=\"desc_summary1324074523-content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Barack Obama's 15 favorite books of 2023 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Books of 2023 • An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2023 \"Book We Love Pick\" Pick • An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR \u003c\/em\u003eTop 10 Book of 2023 • One of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100 Must-Read Books of 2023 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100 Notable Books of 2023 and Best Historical Fiction of 2023 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Public Library\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFavorite Book of 2023 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTop 10 Best Book of 2023 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Fiction of 2023 One of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100 Must-Read Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A testament of love.” —Danez Smith,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTinkers\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys’ descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated, and often hungry, but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the tumultuous summer of 1912, Matthew Diamond, a retired, idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher-turned-missionary, disrupts the community’s fragile balance through his efforts to educate its children. His presence attracts the attention of authorities on the mainland who, under the influence of the eugenics-thinking popular among progressives of the day, decide to forcibly evacuate the island, institutionalize its residents, and develop the island as a vacation destination. Beginning with a hurricane flood reminiscent of the story of Noah’s Ark, the novel ends with yet another Ark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn prose of breathtaking beauty and power, Paul Harding brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters: Iris and Violet McDermott, sisters raising three orphaned Penobscot children; Theophilus and Candace Larks and their brood of vagabond children; the prophetic Zachary Hand to God Proverbs, a Civil War veteran who lives in a hollow tree; and more. A spellbinding story of resistance and survival,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Other Eden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an enduring testament to the struggle to preserve human dignity in the face of intolerance and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Stick Reads","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46351290302697,"sku":"9781324074526","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781324074526_d6dc6.jpg?v=1706050845","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/this-other-eden","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}