{"product_id":"something-to-smile-about-a-journey-into-the-true-heart-of-jamaica-paperback","title":"Something to Smile About: A Journey into the True Heart of Jamaica - Paperback","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\u003eIsaac Hye\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac Hye books a trip from Britain to Jamaica for Reggae Sumfest and decides to stay with a Jamaican family, rather than at an all-inclusive hotel. His one-month stay with a family in Pleasantown is the topic of this hilarious book, a story told with British deadpan humour and a surprising knowledge of culture and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe travel with Hye and the family on several adventurous and hair-raising journeys with stops at historic Jamaican birthplaces and moments of National Heroes Alexander Bustamante, Marcus Garvey and Paul Bogle, as well as a chapter that describes a memorable visit to Bob Marley's Nine Miles birthplace. Most of all, he meets simple, everyday Jamaicans, \"Jamaica, and more importantly its people, were everything I could have possibly hoped for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething To Smile About is a step across the racial and cultural bridge that shows how White people should relate to and live with Black people and it is an unusual story, told with endless laugh-out-loud moments. It is definitely worth reading by all Jamaicans and visitors who love and are proud of Jamaican culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47689934274781,"sku":"9781909382787","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/geJ7VscYOD9781909382787.webp?v=1774089580","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/something-to-smile-about-a-journey-into-the-true-heart-of-jamaica-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}