{"product_id":"washington-black-paperback","title":"Washington Black - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsi Edugyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - \"A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.\" --\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old George Washington Black--or Wash--a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his master's brother. To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning, and where two people, separated by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, they must abandon everything and flee together. Over the course of their travels, what brings Wash and Christopher together will tear them apart, propelling Wash ever farther across the globe in search of his true self. Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North, London to Morocco, \u003ci\u003eWashington Black\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of self-invention and betrayal, of love and redemption, and of a world destroyed and made whole again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsi Edugyan is author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Samuel Tyne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf-Blood Blues, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, the Governor General's Literary Award, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Orange Prize. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.\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 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756564480288,"sku":"9780525563242","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8fbfe8dfa562ec7d7d61563d763ee6f.webp?v=1780081019","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/washington-black-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}