{"product_id":"esperanza-street-9781908276483","title":"Esperanza Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe novel \"Esperanza Street\" by Niyati Kenis is a story about criminality, progress, freedom, and the choices that define us. It follows Joseph, a houseboy, and Mary Morelos, a wealthy woman, in a Spanish colonial house in a port town in the Philippines. Through Joseph's eyes, we witness the destruction of their community. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 326 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the story of Joseph, a houseboy to the once-wealthy Mary Morelos, who lives in the three-story Spanish colonial house at the top of Esperanza Street in a port town in the Philippines. Through Joseph's eyes, we are witness to the destruction of the community to which they are both, in their own way, bound. Niyati Kenis evocative and richly populated debut novel, \u003cem\u003eEsperanza Street\u003c\/em\u003e, is about criminality under the guise of progress, freedom, or the illusion of it, and about how the choices that we make are ultimately the real measure of who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Joseph was eight years old, his father brought him to one of the grand houses at the top of Esperanza Street and left him with Mary Morelos. \"I haven't the time to fix broken wings,\" she said. \"Does he have any trouble with discipline?\" my father glanced at me before answering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the story of Joseph, a houseboy to the once-wealthy Mary Morelos, who lives in the three-story Spanish colonial house at the top of Esperanza Street in a port town in the Philippines. Through Joseph's eyes, we are witness to the destruction of the community to which they are both, in their own way, bound. Niyati Kenis evocative and richly populated debut novel, \u003cem\u003eEsperanza Street\u003c\/em\u003e, is about criminality under the guise of progress, freedom, or the illusion of it, and about how the choices that we make are ultimately the real measure of who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 310g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 199 x 128 x 19 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781908276483\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niyati Keni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44636217803002,"sku":"9781908276483","price":7.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/noImage_1_9b3e1e0e-75de-4631-a40f-a1dbdd80e7e7.jpg?v=1697285651","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/esperanza-street-9781908276483","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}