{"product_id":"i-never-dreamed-youd-leave-in-summer-paperback","title":"I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Lashley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an epistolary novel telling the story of a young Black student navigating campus politics, community tensions, and his own guilt over his past life as a drug runner. He finds space for atonement working at a beauty salon, but as scandal erupts fate takes a haunting, complex turn that encompasses radical politics, sexism, and racism. Contrasting campus satire with an ode to the working-class culture of a Black beauty shop, \u003cem\u003eI Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer\u003c\/em\u003e presents a complex parable on the question of grace, who needs it, who is scared of it, who runs from it, and who struggles to accept it. Drawing from \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Sorrows Of Young Werther\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is a protest novel that breaks every rule of protest novels and is a ferocious, irreverent, yet compassionate read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752020934944,"sku":"9798988180906","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2427fbc462465b456e1849daf3b84b33.webp?v=1779985871","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-never-dreamed-youd-leave-in-summer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}