{"product_id":"the-refugee-ocean-9781668007433","title":"The Refugee Ocean","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo refugees find that their lives are inextricably linked--over time and distance--by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite Toutoungi lives a life of loss and sacrifice. She dreams of traveling to Europe and studying music at the Conservatoire de Paris but her family--and her society--hold her back. When she meets the son of a Cuban tobacco farmer at a formal dance, love transforms her life. Together with him, she flees across the Pacific Ocean. She's hoping for a new beginning. Instead, she finds revolution and chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver fifty years later, Naïm Rahil is a teenage refugee from Aleppo, Syria. A former piano prodigy who struggles to thrive in America--and who has lost part of his hand in the war--he dreams of a simple, normal life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from Aleppo on the brink of civil war, to Lebanon in the late 1940s, to Havana during the Cuban Revolution, to the suburbs of Washington, DC, \u003ci\u003eThe Refugee Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with what it means to be an immigrant, shows how wounds can heal, and highlights the role of music and art in the resilience of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pauls Toutonghi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668007433","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706911953033,"sku":"9781668007433","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0fe14aa3-e0e7-4b00-a3f8-2259988d99ba.jpg?v=1719469788","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-refugee-ocean-9781668007433","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}