{"product_id":"when-trees-fall-paperback","title":"When Trees Fall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Mahfood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook One of the Wood and Water Saga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sweeping Caribbean family saga about the secrets we keep and the lines we'll cross for love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamaica, 1944. World War II is winding down, and a seaside village is preparing for the island's first general election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCailin Campbell is a naïve, adventure-seeking girl growing up in a Jamaican Great House. Archie Price is a teenage boy with a chip on his shoulder. Sharpe is a young man with divided loyalties, living as an outsider in a poor hillside village. Yet all three long for the same thing: a father's approval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the man who has the power to give it to them won't... or can't. His estate workers call him a tyrant and whisper that he once murdered one of their own. His family walks on eggshells whenever he comes home drunk from visits with his mistress. As Cailin, Archie, and Sharpe chase the love they've been denied, their unfulfilled desires spiral into rejection, mistaken affections, and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from three points of view, in both Standard English and Jamaican Patois, \u003cem\u003eWhen Trees Fall\u003c\/em\u003e is an immersive historical novel set in colonial Jamaica. It's a story about fathers and children, class and loyalty, and the cost of family secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaught in college literature courses, it's a rich choice for book clubs and classrooms. For readers who loved \u003cem\u003eEast of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmall Island\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57277995942193,"sku":"9781735908342","price":26.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/8Dx83pu9FM9781735908342.webp?v=1793677994","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/when-trees-fall-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}