{"product_id":"9781938603914","title":"The Wonder That Was Ours - Alice Hatcher","description":"Finally in paperback!WINNER OF THE 2017 DZANC PRIZE FOR FICTIONERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD - FIRST RUNNER UPCENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE - LONGLISTWynston Cleave, a Black taxi driver on a small Caribbean island, spent years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the death of a wealthy white tourist. Finally released, he tries to piece his life together working as a bartender and reading literary classics to the unruly cockroaches infesting his taxi. On the anniversary of his arrest, Wynston picks up two white Americans just kicked off a cruise ship. The next day, the ship reports a deadly viral outbreak. As the tourist economy collapses, the island succumbs to riots and a devastating spiral of violence, and Wynston's fate becomes entwined with that of three strangers: his American passengers and a local named Tremor, the focus of a vicious police manhunt. Narrated by the sharp-witted roaches infesting Wynston's taxi,�The Wonder That Was Ours�explores deep racial and class divides through the most unlikely eyes imaginable, taking a unique perspective on prejudice, compassion, and the absurdity of the human experience.","brand":"Alice Hatcher","offers":[{"title":"304 pages, Illustrations \/ 10\/11\/2026 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57557025325431,"sku":"9781938603914","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781938603914.jpg?v=1791969577","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781938603914","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}