{"product_id":"speaking-of-summer-paperback","title":"Speaking of Summer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKalisha Buckhanon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eFiercely astute.\" --Tayari Jones, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A voice for the invisible.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA sister seeks to uncover the truth about her twin's disappearance in this critically acclaimed novel hailed as \"a powerful song about what it means to survive as a woman in America\" (\u003cb\u003eJesmyn Ward, \u003cb\u003eNational Book Award winner)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold December evening, Autumn Spencer's twin sister, Summer, walks to the roof of their shared Harlem brownstone and is never seen again. The door to the roof is locked, and the snow holds only one set of footprints. Faced with authorities indifferent to another missing Black woman, Autumn must pursue the search for her sister all on her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her friends and neighbors, Autumn pretends to hold up through the crisis. But the loss becomes too great, the mystery too inexplicable, and Autumn starts to unravel, all the while becoming obsessed with the various murders of local women and the men who kill them, thinking their stories and society's complacency toward them might shed light on what really happened to her sister. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed author Kalisha Buckhanon has created a fast-paced story of urban peril and victim invisibility, and the fight to discover the complicated truths at the heart of every family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKalisha Buckhanon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSolemn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConception\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUpstate\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected as an inaugural National Book Foundation Literature for Justice title. Her other honors include an American Library Association Alex Award, an Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship, Pushcart Prize and Hurston\/Wright Awards nominations, and a Terry McMillan Young Author Award. She also appears on Investigation Discovery, BET, and TV One as a true crime expert in cases involving women. She lives in Chicago. Find out more at kalisha.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770404602144,"sku":"9781640093898","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/51a454230eb66b1b28d08a06797348d1.webp?v=1780370994","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/speaking-of-summer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}