{"product_id":"reef-paperback-2","title":"Reef - 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\u003eRomesh Gunesekera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting and elegiac love story set in a spoiled paradise, as vital and as relevant today as when it was first published. A stunning new edition of Romesh Gunesekera's debut novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single lighted match banishes Triton from his father's home to the employ of Mister Salgado, a marine biologist obsessed by swamps, sea movements and a Sri Lankan island's disappearing reef. Stranded in London years later, Triton plumbs the depths of his childhood memories - a period of brewing political, ethical and religious turmoil - and brings us to understand how he has navigated this brave new world, which once lost will haunt him forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROMESH GUNESEKERA\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Sri Lanka and now lives in London. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eReef\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Fiction Prize, and won the \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Post\u003c\/i\u003e First Work Prize. In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious Premio Mondello award in Italy. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMonkfish Moon, The Sandglass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNoontide Toll\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Granta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377482014859,"sku":"9781803513584","price":29.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/u9Kx2U8-JA9781803513584.webp?v=1789620738","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/reef-paperback-2","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}