{"product_id":"mother-ocean-father-nation-9780063211780","title":"Mother Ocean Father Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting, tender debut novel, following a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a small Pacific island, a brother and sister tune in to a breaking news radio bulletin. It is 1985, and an Indian grocer has just been attacked by nativists aligned with the recent military coup. Now, fear and shock are rippling through the island's deeply-rooted Indian community as racial tensions rise to the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBhumi hears this news from her locked-down dorm room in the capital city. She is the ambitious, intellectual standout of the family--the one destined for success. But when her friendship with the daughter of a prominent government official becomes a liability, she must flee her unstable home for California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaipal feels like the unnoticed, unremarkable sibling, always left to fend for himself. He is stuck working in the family store, avoiding their father's wrath, with nothing but his hidden desires to distract him. Desperate for money and connection, he seizes a sudden opportunity to take his life into his own hands for the first time. But his decision may leave him vulnerable to the island's escalating volatility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning from the lush terrain of the South Pacific to the golden hills of San Francisco, \u003cem\u003eMother Ocean Father Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is an entrancing debut about how one family, at the mercy of a nation broken by legacies of power and oppression, forges a path to find a home once again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063211780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nishant Batsha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038703161525,"sku":"9780063211780","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a4e22ec9-6e02-42a9-9710-29ea87392370.jpg?v=1649738568","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mother-ocean-father-nation-9780063211780","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}