{"product_id":"the-taste-of-sugar-paperback","title":"The Taste of Sugar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarisel Vera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisel Vera emerges as a major new voice in contemporary fiction with this \"capacious\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e) novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Up in the mountainous region of Utuado, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their coffee farm from the creditors. When the great San Ciriaco hurricane of 1899 brings devastating upheaval, the young couple is lured along with thousands of other puertorriquenos to the sugar plantations of Hawaii, where they are confronted by the hollowness of America's promises of prosperity. Depicting the roots of Puerto Rican alienation and exodus, which resonates especially today, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a gorgeous feat of storytelling\" (Tayari Jones).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.3 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768454185248,"sku":"9781631499043","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/213207d11954ee1ab148c1b3c508e58b.webp?v=1780330151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-taste-of-sugar-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}