{"product_id":"the-house-of-plain-truth-paperback","title":"The House of Plain Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Hemans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline isn't prepared for a tense reunion with her sisters or for her father's startling deathbed wish that she repair their long-broken family legacy and find the sister and two brothers no one has seen in more than 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving through time and place, from modern-day Brooklyn and Montego Bay to 1930s Havana and back again, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Plain Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey through generational secrets and a family coming to terms with its past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the author's own history, this soulful novel explores a fascinating story of immigration, divided loyalties, and what one woman must sacrifice in her attempt to find home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Hemans is the author of two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eRiver Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTea By the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Lignum Vitae Una Marson Award. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is also the owner of DC Writers Room, a co-working studio for writers based in Washington, DC. Born in Jamaica, she lives in Maryland, and received her undergraduate degree in English and Media Studies from Fordham University and an MFA from American University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752609775904,"sku":"9781958506073","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/131c6253355753e1e23e356e7a470779_33645aba-131d-4785-bdff-e9d6e81dde30.webp?v=1779999899","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-house-of-plain-truth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}