{"product_id":"paradise-once-a-novel","title":"Paradise Once A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Senior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Paradise Once A Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-06-03\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Paradise Once is a sweeping historical novel that brings to life the resiliency of the indigenous Taino people of the Caribbean, whose culture was virtually destroyed within two generations of their \"discovery\" by Christopher Columbus in 1492.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1513 in Cuba, an entire village is wiped out by Spanish forces for no discernible reason. Had the villagers offended their spiritual guides--the cemies--as one faction claimed, by incorporating foreign practices?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour youthful survivors escape the massacre--three indigenous and one African runaway. They start off on separate perilous paths, not knowing they have been chosen by the cemies to carry out a sacred mission--to ensure the survival of a Sacred Bundle that will enable a Taino revival in future generations. But first, an epic spiritual battle must be played out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this love song to the Caribbean, Olive Senior authentically evokes the physical and spiritual worlds of its First Peoples and the survivors--indigenous and African--who will become the resistance fighters known in history as Cimarrones or Maroons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636142272\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Weight: 1.25002102554 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olive Senior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801801875763,"sku":"9781636142272","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/14584423482770.jpg?v=1785981134","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/paradise-once-a-novel","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}