{"product_id":"a-million-nightingales-paperback","title":"A Million Nightingales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Straight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eA Million Nightingales\u003c\/i\u003e portrays Moinette's experience-and the treacherous world she must navigate-with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Straight's \u003c\/b\u003enovels include \u003ci\u003eI Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlacker Than a Thousand Midnights\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe Gettin Place \u003c\/i\u003eand H\u003ci\u003eighwire Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for The National Book Award. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon.com, T\u003ci\u003ehe Los Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in women's magazines such as R\u003ci\u003eeal Simple \u003c\/i\u003eand F\u003ci\u003eamily Circle.\u003c\/i\u003e Her short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Among her honors and awards are the California Book Prize, a Lannan Foundation Award, A Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize and a Best American Short Story Award. Straight was born in Riverside and lives there with her three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.9 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759227535648,"sku":"9781400095599","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bda0b587a2fff27a2a8fd637922e9fef.webp?v=1780146105","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-million-nightingales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}