{"product_id":"lascar-paperback-1","title":"Lascar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShahida Rahman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLascar is the epic story of one man's journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto fulfil his destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ayan discovers his brother has cancer, the need to cover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emedical expenses compels him to leave poverty-stricken Bengal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand emulate their late father by becoming a Lascar, shovelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecoal in the bowels of the steamships trading between India and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland. The brutal reality of this existence leaves Ayan fearing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor his life. Fleeing the ship, he disappears into the bitter-cold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estreets of Victorian London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a true test of faith, as Ayan experiences love, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloss, prejudice and extreme injustice. After serving time for a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrime he did not commit, the kindness of a new friend, and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echance meeting with a young half-caste street urchin changes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverything, prompting Ayan to re-examine his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240243052793,"sku":"9781916364455","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZnZGLzI4UENxdEM2dnMzMEdMMUNLdz09_37b1b72d-1fc8-4ecd-808d-21115f6f1226.webp?v=1768569861","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lascar-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}