{"product_id":"an-island-9780593446546","title":"An Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS’ CHOICE • \u003c\/b\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • A “beautifully and sparingly constructed” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a lighthouse keeper with a mysterious past, and the stranger who washes up on his shores—\u003ci\u003eAn Island\u003c\/i\u003e is the American debut of a major voice in world literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAn Island\u003c\/i\u003e by Karen Jennings is quite simply a revelation—a ferocious, swift chess game of a novel.”—Paul Yoon, author of \u003ci\u003eRun Me to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel has lived alone on an island off the coast of an unnamed African country for more than two decades. He tends to his garden, his lighthouse, and his chickens, content with a solitary life. Routinely, the nameless bodies of refugees wash ashore, but Samuel—who understands that the government only values certain lives, certain deaths—always buries","brand":"Hogarth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525839954263,"sku":"9780593446546","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780593446546.jpg?v=1731861930","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-island-9780593446546","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}