{"product_id":"9781631529023","title":"The Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean","description":"\u003ci\u003eGold Medal Winner, Autobiography\/Memoir, 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards.\u003c\/i\u003e  A father makes the fateful decision to leave a successful career in the US behind and move to an isolated beach in the Dominican Republic. He plants ten thousand coconut seedlings, transplants his wife and two young daughters to a small village, and declares they are the luckiest people alive.    In reality, the family is in the path of hurricanes and in the grip of a brutal dictator, Rafael Trujillo—and the children are additionally under the thumb of an increasingly volatile and alcoholic father.   Set against a backdrop of shimmering palms and kaleidoscope sunsets, The Coconut Latitudes is Rita Gardner’s compelling memoir of a childhood in paradise, a journey into unexpected misery, and a twisted path to redemption and truth.","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151952199920,"sku":"9781631529023","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631529023_p0.jpg?v=1769887469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631529023","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}