{"product_id":"the-refugee-ocean-paperback-1","title":"The Refugee Ocean - 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\u003ePauls Toutonghi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo refugees find that their lives are inextricably linked--over time and distance--by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music in this \"breathtaking and simultaneously heartbreaking\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Montecito Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite Toutounghi lives a life of loss and sacrifice. She dreams of traveling Europe and studying music at the Conservatoire de Paris but her family--and her society--hold her back. When she meets the son of a Cuban tobacco farmer at a formal dance, love transforms her life. Together with him, she flees across the Atlantic Ocean. She's hoping for a new beginning, she finds revolution and chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver fifty years later, Na?m Rahil is a teenage refugee from Aleppo, Syria. A former piano prodigy who struggles to thrive in America--and who has lost part of his hand in the war--he dreams of a simple normal life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from Aleppo on the brink of civil war, to Lebanon in the late 1940s, to Havana during the Cuban Revolution, to the suburbs of Washington, DC, \u003ci\u003eThe Refugee Ocean \u003c\/i\u003e\"is an exquisite...poignant, and layered novel\" (Eleanor Shearer, author of \u003ci\u003eRiver Sing Me Home\u003c\/i\u003e) that grapples with what it means to be an immigrant, shows how wounds can heal, and highlights the role of music and art in the resilience of the human spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Toutonghi's parents were both refugees to the United States. He has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, an Andrew W. Mellon research fellowship, a Fulbright Grant, and a residency at Hawthornden Castle. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Outside Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Granta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals. He's married to the novelist, Peyton Marshall. He lives in Oregon, where he teaches at Lewis and Clark College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260850585849,"sku":"9781668007440","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pDEblWX37K9781668007440_a0db2511-c2d1-446d-a1f4-5f5c60b447ff.webp?v=1768789946","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-refugee-ocean-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}