{"product_id":"queen-sugar-paperback","title":"Queen Sugar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Baszile\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections--to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing \u003ci\u003eQueen Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eand cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man's business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatalie Baszile\u003c\/b\u003e has a master's degree in Afro-American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers where she was a Holden Minority Scholar. \u003ci\u003eQueen Sugar \u003c\/i\u003ehas been made into a dramatic television series, produced for OWN by Warner Horizon Television. Baszile lives in San Francisco with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753763897632,"sku":"9780143126232","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/84ff76fd1c26b482ec6a5c8d31b80219.webp?v=1780027026","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/queen-sugar-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}