{"product_id":"scarlet-birthright-what-they-left-behind-hardcover","title":"Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScarlet Ibis James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAward-Winning Standalone Fiction Novella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A moving family saga ... about fractured family relationships and the healing power of love.\"- \u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner\u003c\/strong\u003e: Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner\u003c\/strong\u003e: NYC Big Book Award, Multicultural Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Place\u003c\/strong\u003e: International Firebird Book Awards, Multicultural Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner\u003c\/strong\u003e: Literary Titan Gold Book Award, Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens when a father's final words become a daughter's first act of release?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet between Trinidad and New York from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, \u003cem\u003eScarlet Birthright\u003c\/em\u003e traces the lasting consequences of one man's decision to leave. Joromi, a young DJ chasing opportunity abroad, believes distance will protect everyone involved. Instead, his absence shapes the lives of the women left behind, including a daughter he never claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the intertwined perspectives of Joromi, Margaret, and Trisha, the novel examines how silence becomes inheritance, how love coexists with harm, and how reckoning arrives long after the moment of choice. The story moves from the social vibrancy of Trinidad's fetes to the restrained interiors of immigrant life in New York, capturing the emotional cost of migration, respectability, and deferred responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth intimate and expansive, \u003cem\u003eScarlet Birthright\u003c\/em\u003e explores family fracture without simplification and healing without easy resolution. It is a novel about legacy, accountability, and the courage required to interrupt what has been passed down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A raw, emotional novella ... messy, real, and haunting in the best way.\" - \u003cem\u003eLiterary Titan\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596155969843,"sku":"9798991590983","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/scarlet-birthright-what-they-left-behind-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}