{"product_id":"chasing-the-banyan-wind-paperback","title":"Chasing the Banyan Wind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernadette Gabay Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid 1920s an English family, Jonathan and Wilemina Gunn, and their two young children, Dunstan and Eliza emigrate to the\u003cbr\u003e Caribbean island of Jamaica. With help from locals they build a home in a remote rural location on the island's north coast. Previous perceptions of the island do\u003cbr\u003e not prepare them for the reality of the island's diverse Englishspeaking population that includes Negroes, East Indians, Chinese, Jews, Europeans and Syrians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This haunting saga exposes race relations, social class distinctions and alliances in a multi-ethnic society, that goes beyond the\u003cbr\u003e unforgiving landscape of war, turmoil, hardships and passions that proliferate even beyond Jamaica's shores.\u003cbr\u003e A sweeping historical novel that addresses World War II, and the involvement of the Commonwealth nations' allegiance to the 'Mother\u003cbr\u003e Country' while taking us on an unforgettable journey that gives credence to the saying, that the more things change, the more they\u003cbr\u003e remain the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711131750463,"sku":"9789768245717","price":24.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b8034ba085822723df2c2df0602e3218.webp?v=1765057420","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/chasing-the-banyan-wind-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}