{"product_id":"the-taste-of-sugar","title":"The Taste of Sugar by Vera, Marisel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisel Vera emerges as a major new voice in contemporary fiction with this \"capacious\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e) novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Up in the mountainous region of Utuado, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their coffee farm from the creditors. When the great San Ciriaco hurricane of 1899 brings devastating upheaval, the young couple is lured along with thousands of other puertorriquenos to the sugar plantations of Hawaii, where they are confronted by the hollowness of America's promises of prosperity. Depicting the roots of Puerto Rican alienation and exodus, which resonates especially today, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a gorgeous feat of storytelling\" (Tayari Jones).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marisel Vera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.56w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631499043","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656102510745,"sku":"9781631499043","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_f28e0a75-a69a-4165-a92b-54e5dbd1b83c.jpg?v=1724651304","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-taste-of-sugar","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}