{"product_id":"9781951631512","title":"Bitter over Sweet by Melissa Llanes Brownlee","description":"Hawaiian native Tita works to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and abuse, only to realize along the way that life can not only be better, it can be whatever she wants it to be...              Take a deep dive into the lives of real Hawaiians as we follow Tita and other native women living and struggling against abuse and despair in a world controlled by tourism'             s long tail. These stories of resilience offer readers a glimpse behind the bird-of-paradise curtains and a look at what'             s not in the travel magazines. What is it like to live day in and day out in a place that everyone else considers paradise? To live within America but not be considered American enough? Bitter Over Sweet gifts us a rare, authentic indigenous voice speaking about these often misunderstood islands. It'             s Night of the Living Rez meets Lilo and Stitch.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369426235765,"sku":"9781951631512","price":12.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781951631512","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}