{"product_id":"the-book-of-color-isbn-9780679758372","title":"The Book of Color","description":"In the late 19th century, an English missionary arrives on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, intent on wiping out fornication among the natives. Instead he incurs a curse that strikes first his dark-skinned wife, then his son and grandson. But is the curse supernatural—or a white man's guilty fascination with an alien new world? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A hypnotic, cryptic, haunting exploration of the power of memory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJulia Blackburn is the author of three books of nonfiction, \u003cb\u003eCharles Waterton, The Emperor’s Last Island\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eDaisy Bates in the Desert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand of two novels, \u003cb\u003eThe Book of Color\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Leper’s Companions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eboth of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in England.A Novel","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300168192229,"sku":"NP9780679758372","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679758372.jpg?v=1767738457","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-book-of-color-isbn-9780679758372","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}