{"product_id":"this-other-eden-usedpgf","title":"THIS OTHER EDEN (USED)PGF","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003ePublished in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"13\"\u003e2023\u003c\/b\u003e, this novel is inspired by the true history of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"\u003eMalaga Island\u003c\/b\u003e, a racially integrated community off the coast of Maine that was forcibly evicted by the state in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e The story takes place on the fictional \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003eApple Island\u003c\/b\u003e, founded in 1792 by Benjamin Honey, a formerly enslaved man, and his Irish wife, Patience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Conflict:\u003c\/b\u003e Over a century later, a diverse group of descendants lives in isolation and poverty on the island. Their peace is shattered when mainland authorities—driven by the pseudo-science of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"196\"\u003eeugenics\u003c\/b\u003e—decide to \"cleanse\" the island by institutionalizing its residents and turning the land into a vacation destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Themes:\u003c\/b\u003e It is a lyrical and devastating examination of racism, displacement, and the resilience of a community fighting for its dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAcclaim:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Harding is a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author\u003c\/b\u003e (for \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"76\"\u003eThis Other Eden\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"115\"\u003e2023 National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e and shortlisted for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"164\"\u003eBooker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380341063843,"sku":null,"price":2.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/20260303_102243.jpg?v=1772564291","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/this-other-eden-usedpgf","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}