{"product_id":"an-eighth-of-august-a-novel-0385721471","title":"An Eighth of August: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385721471\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trice, Dawn Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the highly acclaimed Only Twice Ive Wished for Heaven, a new novel about the strong ties and haunting memories that bind family and friends in a small town.Narrated by a chorus of voices, An Eighth of August tells the story of a Midwestern community that celebrates the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation year after year. Celebrants from come near and far to pay tribute to the rich heritage of the former slaves who settled the Illinois town. But along with the festivities come painful memories and long-buried resentments, and while this years celebration is no different, it will offer up its own particular brand of freedom to one extended family and the wonderfully eccentric white woman whose life becomes entwined with their own. Wavering between the devastating and the uplifting, An Eighth of Augustis ultimately an enduring and exuberant novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51824064626976,"sku":"NEW0385721471","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61DqwcjKxML.jpg?v=1781207510","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/an-eighth-of-august-a-novel-0385721471","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}