{"product_id":"9780008532901","title":"The Island of Forgetting","description":"Author: Sealy, Jasmine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008532901\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 234mm x 153mm x 20mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e‘Inventive, excellent … a pure pleasure to read’ THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.\u003cbr\u003e\n There is Iapetus, a lonely soul haunted by the memory of his father; his son Atlas, dreaming of a life far removed from his reality; Atlas’s daughter Calypso, struggling to find her place in an unforgiving society; and her son Nautilus, grappling with various parts of a complex identity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEach of them longs to escape – to go beyond the borders and circumstances that have contained them for so long – but each finds that they are trapped by a history found only in whispers and half-remembered fragments; and that it is dictating a future over which they have little control.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith every passing decade another generation must contend with the same doubts about their identity, about their place in the small world they have carved out for themselves and the same question: how can the things we don’t know define our futures?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerfect for fans of Girl, Woman, Other and Homegoing, THE ISLAND OF FORGETTING is a powerful story of family and hope, and marks the arrival of a stunning new voice in literary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTHE TIMES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540441403550,"sku":"HPC-9780008532901","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9780008532901.jpg?v=1681259122","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008532901","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}