{"product_id":"north-to-paradise-a-memoir","title":"North to Paradise: A Memoir","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe inspiring true story of one man’s treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona—and the path that led him home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOusman Umar is a shaman’s son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery step of the way, as he traveled across the Sahara desert, through the daunting metropolises of Accra, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Casablanca, and over the sea aboard a packed migrant dinghy, Ousman was handed off like merchandise by a loose network of smugglers and in the constant, foreboding company of “sinkers”: other migrants who found themselves penniless and alone on their way north, unable to continue onward or return home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut on a path rife with violence, exploitation, and racism, Ousman also encountered friendship, generosity, and hope. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNorth to Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e is a visceral true story about the stark realities of life along the most dangerous migrant route across Africa; it is also a portrait of extraordinary resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges, the beauty of kindness in strangers, and the power of giving back.","brand":"Amazon Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869927542864,"sku":"9781542030137B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781542030137-l.jpg?v=1787822365","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/north-to-paradise-a-memoir","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}