{"product_id":"9781324079538","title":"This Other Eden (B\u0026N Exclusive Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eContained within this Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Exclusive Edition is a note from author Paul Harding, along with facsimile pages of his writing notebooks which provide readers with a glimpse of how he developed the novel. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Booker Prize “A testament of love.” —Danez Smith, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003cem\u003eTinkers\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys’ descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated, and often hungry, but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the tumultuous summer of 1912, Matthew Diamond, a retired, idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher-turned-missionary, disrupts the community’s fragile balance through his efforts to educate its children. His presence attracts the attention of authorities on the mainland who, under the influence of the eugenics-thinking popular among progressives of the day, decide to forcibly evacuate the island, institutionalize its residents, and develop the island as a vacation destination. Beginning with a hurricane flood reminiscent of the story of Noah’s Ark, the novel ends with yet another Ark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn prose of breathtaking beauty and power, Paul Harding brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters: Iris and Violet McDermott, sisters raising three orphaned Penobscot children; Theophilus and Candace Larks and their brood of vagabond children; the prophetic Zachary Hand to God Proverbs, a Civil War veteran who lives in a hollow tree; and more. A spellbinding story of resistance and survival, \u003cem\u003eThis Other Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is an enduring testament to the struggle to preserve human dignity in the face of intolerance and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958924136688,"sku":"9781324079538","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781324079538_p0.jpg?v=1763707900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781324079538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}