{"product_id":"forbidden-tony-williams-9781461000396","title":"Forbidden","description":"Forbidden is set on the French-Creole island of Saint Helen, in a society where people continue to struggle daily with the horrific legacies of slavery, long after Emancipation. There your social status is determined by the colour of your skin. Christian Joseph, a mulatto, and one of several major characters, is a by-product of the social and racial polarization that bedevils the island. He's a devoted acolyte of the Catholic Church and people look up to him because of his complexion and high standing with the priests. His world is turned upside down when he discovers he was born out of wedlock. He further discovers, to his dismay, that his father, heir to Paradise Estate, the island's most renowned sugar plantation, has died and left his property to Christian's mother - a poor black village girl. This causes disbelief and outrage among many in the community, including the priests. It forces Christian to return to the village of his birth to try and uncover the secrets of his pasts.Meantime, issues surrounding the bequest of Paradise Estate continue to stir up controversy and create turmoil in the lives of all those associated with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461000394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461000396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 1.44d","brand":"Tony Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066406203647,"sku":"9781461000396","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d419c7c-269b-4e22-816b-f64239409318.jpg?v=1685407080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forbidden-tony-williams-9781461000396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}