{"product_id":"the-island-of-forgetting","title":"The Island of Forgetting — A Caribbean Family Saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Island of Forgetting\u003c\/strong\u003e traces four generations of one family who run a beachfront hotel in Barbados. Winner of the Amazon First Novel Award and shortlisted for several Caribbean prizes, the novel weaves memory and myth into a portrait of inheritance and secrecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet across decades, the narrative follows Iapetus, his son Atlas, Atlas’s daughter Calypso, and her son Nautilus as each generation grapples with family violence, racial identity, love and the urge to leave. The story folds Greek-myth elements into Caribbean life, reframing familiar archetypes in a modern, island setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a layered, character-driven saga that examines how stories of the past shape decisions in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThemes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory and myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily legacy and secrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRace, identity and exile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove and complicated loyalties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025264959722,"sku":"CAD-15-5-ST-4-8-1443465216-27","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/91xI7drTjwL.jpg?v=1744486793","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/the-island-of-forgetting","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}