{"product_id":"we-were-not-kings-9781662529351","title":"We Were Not Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom island life in the Caribbean to a new beginning in France, a young man comes of age in a sweeping and lyrical novel about family, loss, secrets, and finding freedom from the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Salomon Destin graduates high school and anxiously trades life on Guadeloupe in the Caribbean for France to continue his studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrasbourg is his new home. He's carving out a promising new path for himself. And most of all, he's left behind the disorder of so much family drama, including that of a dissolute father, a mother who turns a blind eye to the chaos, his troubled and aimless brother Junior, and Salomon's inherited obligations as peacekeeper. Although one year away, in love for the first time, and an ocean safely separating his old life and new, Salomon is pulled back to the island by the news of a tragedy. As unexpectedly comforting as Guadeloupe is--the food, music, ocean, and sun stirring up beautiful island memories--the traumas of the past remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, while facing the echoes of family demons in his own marriage and confronting the stunning secrets and revelations to come, Salomon, and everyone he loves, must find the strength to move forward once and for all. But will freedom come with a price?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662529351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 237","brand":"Robert de la Chevoti\u0026#195;\u0026#168;re","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280936501429,"sku":"9781662529351","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_545084c6-41c9-43ac-9704-b47eca83c4fa.jpg?v=1751469884","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-were-not-kings-9781662529351","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}