{"product_id":"washington-black-9780525521426","title":"Washington Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his master’s brother. To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning, and where two people, separated by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash’s head, they must abandon everything and flee together","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525483503959,"sku":"9780525521426","price":24.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525521426.jpg?v=1731860689","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/washington-black-9780525521426","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}