{"product_id":"bitter-eden-9781250063762","title":"Bitter Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003eA STONEWALL HONOR BOOK OF LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e'S GREAT READS OF 2014 \u003cbr\u003eA 2015 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA modern classic being introduced to the United States for the first time, Tatamkhulu Afrika's autobiographical novel illuminating the profound and incomparable bonds forged between prisoners of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBitter Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Tatamkhulu Afrika's own capture in North Africa and his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II in Italy and Germany. This frank and beautifully wrought novel deals with three men who must negotiate the emotions that are brought to the surface by the physical closeness of survival in the male-only camps. The complex rituals of camp life and the strange loyalties and deep bonds among the men are heartbreakingly depicted. \u003ci\u003eBitter Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, bitter, deeply felt book of lives inexorably changed, and of a war whose ending does not bring peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250063762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Tatamkhulu Afrika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273816633525,"sku":"9781250063762","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0f694397-719a-4ff6-8917-ead8e5c51b1e.jpg?v=1718082693","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bitter-eden-9781250063762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}