{"product_id":"the-great-reclamation-rachel-heng","title":"The Great Reclamation, Rachel Heng","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAh Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century coastal Singapore in the waning years of British rule. He is a gentle boy who is not much interested in fishing, preferring to spend his days playing with the neighbor girl, Siok Mei. But when he discovers he has the unique ability to locate bountiful, movable islands that no one else can find, he feels a new sense of obligation and possibility--something to offer the community and impress the spirited girl he has come to love. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBy the time they are teens, Ah Boon and Siok Mei are caught in the tragic sweep of history: the Japanese army invades, the resistance rises, grief intrudes, and the future of the fishing village is in jeopardy. As the nation hurtles toward rebirth, the two friends, newly empowered, must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAn aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, T\u003c\/span\u003ehe Great Reclamation\u003cspan\u003e confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people's feet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"productDetailSmallElements\" colspan=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"VVRGLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.02\" H x 7.93\" L x 5.26\" W, 464 pages, paperback.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"productDetailSmallElements\" colspan=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48623366930657,"sku":"9780593420126","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/files\/IMG_0012.jpg?v=1783304777","url":"https:\/\/www.pressshopatl.com\/products\/the-great-reclamation-rachel-heng","provider":"Press Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}