{"product_id":"9781935639275","title":"Welcome to Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003eMahi Binebine's courageous novel delves into a world that most readers know only from stories on the nightly news, delivering a compassionate glimpse into the difficulties facing asylum seekers and a striking portrait of human desperation.\u003cbr\u003eMahi Binebine’s courageous novel takes place in Morocco, where seven would-be immigrants gather one night near the Strait of Gibraltar to wait for a signal from a trafficker that it is time to cross. While they wait, their stories unfold: Kacem Judi is an escapee from the civil war in Algeria; Nuara, with her newborn child, hopes to find her husband, who hasn’t been in touch for months since moving to France; and Aziz, the young narrator, and his cousin Reda are severed, in different ways, from their families in southern Morocco. They all share a longing to escape and a readiness to risk everything. Welcome to Paradise delves into a world that most readers know only from stories on the nightly news, delivering a compassionate and striking portrait of human desperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tin House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048547959024,"sku":"9781935639275","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935639275_p0.jpg?v=1763657439","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935639275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}