{"product_id":"sweetness-in-the-skin-9781405956789","title":"Sweetness in the Skin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR CARIBBEAN LITERATURE\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren't always the same thing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling coming-of-age novel with an unforgettable heroine' Red\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleven-year-old Pumpin knows a few things:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat her mother has never loved her\u003cbr\u003eThat Aunt Sophie does\u003cbr\u003eThat baking makes everything better\u003cbr\u003eAnd France is a long way from her Jamaican home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Pumkin doesn't know is:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will happen when Aunt Sophie leaves for France\u003cbr\u003eHow far a mother can go to hurt a daughter\u003cbr\u003eWhy a secret can rot a family\u003cbr\u003eThat her cakes might just help save her life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever happens, Pumkin knows she needs someone to love her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut she just doesn't know who . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSweetness in the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServes up a taste of Jamaica that will have you craving coconut drops, gizzada and sweet potato pudding' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonderful, tender, vivid' Glamour\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50015447908695,"sku":"9781405956789","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405956789.jpg?v=1739909301","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sweetness-in-the-skin-9781405956789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}