{"product_id":"reef-paperback","title":"Reef - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRomesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"incandescent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) coming-of-age-story and debut novel by the acclaimed Booker Prize finalist Romesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTriton loved living in Mister Salgado's house. It was the biggest house he had ever seen--filled with floors to sweep and silver to polish and meals to cook and adults to impress and a brilliant master whose voice was poetry. And people from all over the world came to the house-- to sell their wares, to talk, to live, for this was where life took place. Even the sun would rise from the garage and sleep behind the \u003ci\u003edel\u003c\/i\u003e tree at night. And in the house, life was good.\u003cp\u003eBut beyond Mister Salgado's house and their Sri Lankan village there was a world. And all around them, it was falling apart...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Sri Lanka and the Philippines and now lives in London. He is the author of the novel, \u003cb\u003eReef\u003c\/b\u003e, which was a Booker Prize finalist, and a collection of short stories, \u003cb\u003eMonkfish Moon\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.09 x 4.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691675390015,"sku":"9781573225335","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cdc364e902a8fd1555d9535224c4e180.webp?v=1764992846","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/reef-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}