{"product_id":"ever-since-we-small-paperback","title":"Ever Since We Small - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCeleste Mohammed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricately woven tapestry of stories where survival, resilience and self-discovery are passed down through several generations of an Indo-Trinidadian family, \u003ci\u003eEver Since We Small \u003c\/i\u003eis a sweeping epic that takes us from the days of the British Raj in India to multicultural modern Trinidad\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a blend of Standard English and several flavors of Trinidad \u003ci\u003ekriol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEver Since We Small \u003c\/i\u003efollows the bloodline of a young woman, Jayanti, following her decision to become a \u003ci\u003egirmitiya\u003c\/i\u003e, an indentured laborer in the Caribbean. The generational after-effects of this decision are seen in the lives of Jayanti's grandson, Lall, who seeks to escape the rural village where he was born, but instead becomes seduced and corrupted by urban life, and sis son, Shiva, who is forced to take a child-bride, Salma, but never recovers from the guilt. Heartache then follows for their three children, who must each find a way to accept and yet move past their parents' failed example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong the journey of these ten interconnected stories, the alchemy necessary to turn the family's inheritance of pain into a \"generation of gold\" requires intervention by the living and dead, the \"real\" and the mythical, the mundane and the magical, the secular and the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51995651047725,"sku":"9781632461766","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TTTNHsNN5Q9781632461766.webp?v=1776408414","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/ever-since-we-small-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}