{"product_id":"9781490830278","title":"A Dip at the Sangam","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover how sugar—white gold—changed the world and how coolie indentureship replaced slavery through trickery and kidnapping. Against the backdrop of plantation life, the author, a master of innovative historical fiction, lures the reader into a world of intrigue, adventure, and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCaught up in this grand scheme, thugs snatch Raja away from his pretty wife and herd him to join the hundreds of thousands before and after him onto a sailing ship in Calcutta headed to the distant colony of British Guiana. The year is 1869.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen the British fail to return Raja to his homeland, he makes good as a free man in the new colony. In his old age, he returns to his native home. Will he relight the spark of a once beautiful romance? Does he find solace in the Old World or the New?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176375828720,"sku":"9781490830278","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781490830278_p0.jpg?v=1763658004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781490830278","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}