{"product_id":"day-drinkers-9781733668781","title":"Day Drinkers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eZone Trip\u003c\/em\u003e comes a bold tale of survival, identity, and the price of secrecy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her office window on St. Columba, Gemma gazes out at the mysterious pleasure island just beyond the reef. Owned by country music legend Cowboi Rivers, the exclusive retreat lures the world's wealthy and powerful with promises of secrecy and illicit pleasures. Meanwhile, the locals keep their distance, wary of the wild parties and whispered rumors of drugs and disappearing girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to escape her dead-end job, Gemma seizes a risky opportunity to captain the sailing vessel Mariposa for Cowboi's shadowy empire. She finds herself swept into a world of corrupt elites. When a cocaine pickup in the Dominican Republic spirals into a deadly double-cross, Gemma and her crew enlist the aid of a Vodou priestess, the ghost of a hard-drinking mariner, and a rumba-loving boat boy to escape. With her enemies closing in, Gemma sails toward Cuba, facing a storm that threatens to push her over the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDay Drinkers\u003c\/em\u003e is where the American dream washes ashore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay Drinkers is a tantalizing medley of Saint X and Don't Stop the Carnival, seasoned with a dash of The Rum Diary. Drawing from her ten years as a liveaboard sailor and Caribbean travel writer, Kitty Turner, an American Absurdism revivalist, delivers a gripping tale of identity and redemption through her unique talent for rollicking storytelling and deep philosophical inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daily House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733668781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072308441269,"sku":"9781733668781","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2652e578-35bc-49d7-a7be-9910d9e62e92.jpg?v=1764688463","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/day-drinkers-9781733668781","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}