{"product_id":"off-white-by-astrid-roemer","title":"Off-White by Astrid Roemer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-excerpt\" data-content-field=\"excerpt\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1773335276983_142\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Astrid Roemer, translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott and David Mckay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA stunning, expansive chronicle of Suriname from Astrid Roemer, whose \u003c\/em\u003eOn a Woman’s Madness \u003cem\u003eis a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIn 1966 Suriname, the Vanta family, an intricate blend of Creole, Maroon, French, Indian, Indigenous, British, and Jewish heritage, is led by Grandma Bee, a proud, cigar-smoking matriarch facing her final days. As she reflects on her scattered family and the loss of her favourite granddaughter, Heli, exiled to the Netherlands for an affair with her white teacher, Bee grapples with one question: What truly binds a family? \u003cem\u003eOff-White\u003c\/em\u003e offers a moving exploration of Bee’s legacy amid themes of male violence, colonialism, and the dismantling of racial identity, marking the return of a celebrated Surinamese author after two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-quantity-input\" data-item-id=\"683d713e21ba4c0a94529030\" data-animation-role=\"content\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1773335276983_141\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quantity-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 5 Mar 2026, Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781917126090\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 384 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57079898898814,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781917126090.jpg?v=1773335585","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/off-white-by-astrid-roemer","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}