{"product_id":"by-such-a-parting-light-paperback","title":"By Such a Parting Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Lalla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisaster catapults three children into the care\u003cbr\u003eof their Caribbean grandparents, before another relative, elusive and perhaps\u003cbr\u003eunstable, makes a conflicting claim to guardianship. Balancing domestic\u003cbr\u003ecalamity against her own compulsive writing, Aria faces physical and\u003cbr\u003epsychological threats, as a pandemic creeps up on the world and the country\u003cbr\u003emoves into lockdown. \u003ci\u003eBy Such a Parting Light\u003c\/i\u003e offers a humorous and\u003cbr\u003epoignant tale of aging and of coming of age, and it takes a mischievous\u003cbr\u003eapproach to the multiple meanings of retirement. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must for all readers of Caribbean and island\u003cbr\u003eliterature - for readers with a taste for realism that blends seamlessly into\u003cbr\u003estrains of the marvelous and gothic - the novel's themes of loss and\u003cbr\u003eseparation, love and resilience, are universally appealing. The book personalizes local and international\u003cbr\u003eviolence and terror by bringing it all home to a small country in an\u003cbr\u003einternational context of uncontained infection and catastrophic politics. Turning\u003cbr\u003ean astonished eye on developed nations from the frail shelter of a tiny island, \u003cbr\u003ethe tale unveils alternative notions of civilization and enlightenment.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749737005344,"sku":"9789766409388","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9a8f9d43a09872576660499a56bd2ac.webp?v=1779937394","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/by-such-a-parting-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}