{"product_id":"the-great-divide-9780063385337","title":"The Great Divide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone. But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAda Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister's surgery. When she sees a young man--Omar--who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada's bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSearing and empathetic, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Divide\u003c\/em\u003e explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers--those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063385337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cristina Henriquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471023341749,"sku":"9780063385337","price":28.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_38e1abc7-9e39-4c44-91f4-274d97ee60b8.jpg?v=1704821650","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-divide-9780063385337","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}