{"product_id":"sharks-in-the-time-of-saviors-9781250787316","title":"Sharks in the Time of Saviors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of 2020 by the New York Times (#30), the\u003ci\u003e Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e Amazon, \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC Culture, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLitHub, Spectrum Culture, Third Place Books, Powell's Books, and Barnes and Noble. One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga; a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation from Kawai Strong Washburn.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Old myths clash with new realities, love is in a ride or die with grief, faith rubs hard against magic, and comic flips with tragic so much they meld into something new. All told with daredevil lyricism to burn. A ferocious debut.\"\u003cbr\u003e--MARLON JAMES, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSo\u003c\/i\u003e good it hurts and hurts to where it heals. It is revelatory and unputdownable. Washburn is an extraordinarily brilliant new talent.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--TOMMY ORANGE, author of \u003ci\u003eThere There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover, and Amazon Editors' Pick for March 2020. Named one of the most anticipated novels for 2020 by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paste \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of Book Riot's Best Books to Give as Gifts in 2020. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods--a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities; further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame; while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawai'i--with tragic consequences--they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival.\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 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250787316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Kawai Strong Washburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38400757039285,"sku":"9781250787316","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_febbe0b4-6576-4c3e-8668-21d41d1721f7.jpg?v=1612165843","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sharks-in-the-time-of-saviors-9781250787316","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}