{"product_id":"9780349703589","title":"Jamaica Road","description":"Author: Lisa Smith\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349703589\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gift I didn't know I needed' \u003cb\u003eLeone Ross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eJamaica Road\u003c\/i\u003e exudes love . . . with a wisdom and warmth that jumps off the page' \u003cb\u003eVanessa Chan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants is to keep her head down, preferably in a book. The easiest way to survive is to go unnoticed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaphne's attempts at invisibility are upended when a boy named Connie Small arrives from Jamaica. Connie is the opposite of small in every way: lanky, outgoing, and unapologetically himself. Daphne tries to keep her distance, but Connie is magnetic, and they form an intense bond. As they navigate growing up in a volatile, rapidly changing city, their families become close, and their friendship begins to shift into something more complicated. But when Connie reveals that he is 'nuh land' - meaning he's in England illegally - Daphne realizes that she is dangerously entangled in Connie's fragile home life. Soon, long-buried secrets in both families threaten to tear them apart permanently.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning one tumultuous decade, from the industrial docklands of the Thames to the sandy beaches of Calabash Bay, \u003ci\u003eJamaica Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a deftly plotted and emotionally expansive debut novel about race and class, the family you're born with and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe family you choose and the limits of what true love can really conquer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e READERS ARE SAYING:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A love story for the ages!' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'WHAT. A. BOOK . . . Made me feel ALL the feels' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully rich . . . Book clubs are going to love this book' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A beautiful coming-of-age love story that flows so effortlessly . . . This book spoke to my heart' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Urgent, warm, romantic . . . Truly excellent' ?????","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482752274590,"sku":"ADS-9780349703589","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349703589.jpg?v=1770351942","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349703589","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}