{"product_id":"the-book-of-harlan-paperback","title":"The Book of Harlan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simply miraculous . . . As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry, intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e is the restorative force that is music.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McFadden's writing breaks the heart--and then heals it again. The perspective of a black man in a concentration camp is unique and harrowing and this is a riveting, worthwhile read.\" --\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e opens with the courtship of Harlan's parents and his 1917 birth in Macon, Georgia. After his prominent minister grandfather dies, Harlan and his parents move to Harlem, where he eventually becomes a professional musician. When Harlan and his best friend, trumpeter Lizard Robbins, are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre--affectionately referred to as \"The Harlem of Paris\" by black American musicians--Harlan jumps at the opportunity, convincing Lizard to join him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after the City of Light falls under Nazi occupation, Harlan and Lizard are thrown into Buchenwald--the notorious concentration camp in Weimar, Germany--irreparably changing the course of Harlan's life. Based on exhaustive research and told in McFadden's mesmeric prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e skillfully blends the stories of McFadden's familial ancestors with those of real and imagined characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNowhere Is a Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and \u003ci\u003eGlorious\u003c\/i\u003e, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770639155488,"sku":"9781617754463","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d081105b8ba7ab9bdd20faf59f83c14e.webp?v=1780376018","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-harlan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}