{"product_id":"the-repenters-paperback-1","title":"The Repenters - 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\u003eKevin Jared Hosein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the infant Jordan Sant is taken to the St Asteria Home for Children after the murder of his parents, he sets out on a journey that is a constant struggle between his best and worst selves. One relationship, with the young nun the children call Mouse, awakens the possibilities of love and hope, but when Mouse abandons her calling and leaves the home, the world thereafter becomes a darker place. When, barely a teenager, he runs away from the home to scuffle for a living in the frightening underbelly of Port of Spain, Jordan reaches the lower depths of both Trinidadian society and himself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Jared Hosein \u003c\/b\u003ecurrently resides in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the 2015 Caribbean regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his entry, \"The King of Settlement 4\". In 2013, he wrote and illustrated his first book, \u003ci\u003e Littletown Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named the best children's book of 2013 by the Trinidad Guardian. His poem, \"The Wait is So, So Long\" was adapted into a short film which was awarded a Gold Key at the New York-based Scholastic Art \u0026amp; Writing Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429102043385,"sku":"9781845233310","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/J4fyqzJqXA9781845233310_62078fe8-1c07-4873-888d-0af2e24f87e1.webp?v=1771442273","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-repenters-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}