{"product_id":"pearce-oysters","title":"Pearce Oysters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghy’s \u003ci\u003eMigrations\u003c\/i\u003e and Barbara Kingsolver’s \u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the family’s generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisiana''s Gulf Coast. He’s still adjusting to the new role when the \u003ci\u003eDeepwater Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495533158773,"sku":"9798990630437","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798990630437.jpg?v=1786618196","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/pearce-oysters","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}