{"product_id":"jamaica-road-by-lisa-smith-9780349703596","title":"Jamaica Road","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A gift I didn't know I needed\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLeone Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wonderful\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMarcia Hutchinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJamaica Road\u003c\/i\u003e exudes love . . . with a wisdom and warmth that jumps off the page\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVanessa Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth London, 1981:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. 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 realises that she is dangerously entangled in Connie's fragile home life. Soon, long-buried secrets in both families threaten to tear them apart permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanning one tumultuous decade, \u003ci\u003eJamaica Road\u003c\/i\u003e is an emotionally expansive debut novel about race and class, the family you're born into, the family you choose and the limits of what true love can really conquer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS ARE SAYING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A love story for the ages!\"\u003c\/em\u003e ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"WHAT. A. BOOK . . . Made me feel ALL the feels\"\u003c\/em\u003e ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Beautifully rich . . . Book clubs are going to love this book\"\u003c\/em\u003e ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A beautiful coming-of-age love story that flows so effortlessly . . . This book spoke to my heart\"\u003c\/em\u003e ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Urgent, warm, romantic . . . Truly excellent\"\u003c\/em\u003e ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734367518956,"sku":"9780349703596","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349703596-jamaica-road.jpg?v=1781219319","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/jamaica-road-by-lisa-smith-9780349703596","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}