{"product_id":"so-many-islands-9781877484421","title":"So Many Islands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo Many Islands\u003c\/em\u003e brings together stories from the distant shores of the island communities in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. Giving voice to their challenges and triumphs, these writers paint a vibrant portrait of what it is like to live, love and lose the things most precious to them on the small islands they call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis enchanting collection will transport you to Marakei, ‘the women’s island’, where a female statue stands guard at each compass point, and introduce you to colourful characters like Leno Humphrey, a small-time cricketer from St. Vincent \u0026amp; the Grenadines who buys his own trophies to take back to his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoicing global issues such as nuclear testing in the Pacific and climate change – a fight close to the heart of these precariously poised islands – to petty politics and the gaps between generations, readers everywhere will find universal connections with these words and worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn association with The Commonwealth Foundation and Commonwealth Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900563177708,"sku":"9781877484421","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781877484421-so-many-islands.jpg?v=1783414561","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/so-many-islands-9781877484421","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}