{"product_id":"9781405956789","title":"Sweetness in the Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR CARIBBEAN LITERATURE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren't always the same thing...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A dazzling coming-of-age novel with an unforgettable heroine' Red\n\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Pumpin knows a few things:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat her mother has never loved her\n\u003cbr\u003eThat Aunt Sophie does\n\u003cbr\u003eThat baking makes everything better\n\u003cbr\u003eAnd France is a long way from her Jamaican home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Pumkin doesn't know is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat will happen when Aunt Sophie leaves for France\n\u003cbr\u003eHow far a mother can go to hurt a daughter\n\u003cbr\u003eWhy a secret can rot a family\n\u003cbr\u003eThat her cakes might just help save her life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever happens, Pumkin knows she needs someone to love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut she just doesn't know who . . .\n\u003cbr\u003e--\n\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Sweetness in the Skin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Serves up a taste of Jamaica that will have you craving coconut drops, gizzada and sweet potato pudding' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful, tender, vivid' Glamour\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48227870114027,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":34.88,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781405956789-1.jpg?v=1781677473","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781405956789","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}