{"product_id":"sleeping-in-the-sun-paperback","title":"Sleeping in the Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen two visitors arrive to the boarding house in India where an American boy is coming of age during the British Raj, truths unravel, disrupting his life and challenging the family's sense of home. A unique historical angle ideal for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Inheritance of Loss\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the last years of the British Raj, an American missionary family stays on in Midnapore, India. Though the Hintons enjoy white privileges, they have never been accepted by British society and instead run a boarding house on the outskirts of town where wayward native Indians come to find relief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Gene Hinton can't get out from under the thumb of his three older brothers, and the only person he can really relate to is Arthur, his family's Indian servant. But when Uncle Ellis, a high-ranking British judge, suddenly arrives and announces he'll be staying indefinitely in their humble house, far from his prestigious post in Himalayan foothills, life as Gene knows it is interrupted. While his brothers are excited at the judge's arrival, he is skeptical as to why this important man is hiding out with them in the backwaters of Bengal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso skeptical is Arthur. Then an Indian woman appears on their doorstep--and, after growing close to her, he learns the sinister truth about the judge. Torn between a family that has provided him shelter, work, and purpose his whole life and the escalating outrage of his countrymen, Arthur must decide where his loyalties lie--and the Hintons must decide if they can still call India home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Howard \u003c\/b\u003eis an Asian American writer from California. She holds an MFA in writing from Pacific University. Her poetry received an honorable mention from Stanford University's 2019 Paul Kalanithi Writing Award. Her fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Catalyst by UC Santa Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Metaworker Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMarin Independent Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and her nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eAnother New Calligraphy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Santa Barbara Independent\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Rosa, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773737632032,"sku":"9781647427986","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb4296a72992734ff6a3ea8204590180_e21916c8-1106-4495-a0a2-af572c9107d4.webp?v=1780431650","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sleeping-in-the-sun-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}