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Each story captures the complexity and resilience of its characters, offering a thoughtful portrait of community ties and personal struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rib King\u003c\/em\u003e, another captivating read, takes you into the early 20th-century household of a prosperous white family, where two African American servants discover extraordinary secrets. Through this tale, Hubbard explores themes of exploitation, identity, and redemption, delivering a narrative that is both thrilling and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHubbard's works are perfectly suited for readers who enjoy general fiction with depth and a keen social consciousness. Her novels and stories offer an engrossing blend of historical context and contemporary significance, ensuring that each book is not only enjoyable but also enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rib-king-by-ladee-hubbard-9780062979070","title":"The Rib King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrillist - 30 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Riot – Our Most Anticipated Releases of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReal Simple – The Best New Books to Read in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Review of Books – 12 Must-Read Books of January\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Riot – January 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlamour--7 of the Best New Books in January\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVulture – 46 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLit Hub – Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGMA.com – 16 January reads for the new year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarper’s Bazaar – 24 Books You Need to Read in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Millions – Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePopsugar – From Bravery to Outlawed – These Are the Best Books of January 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMs. Magazine – January 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBustle – The Best New Books, Week of January 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVulture – 27 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLit Hub – 14 new books to fuel your reading resolutions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Ultimately the reason to read \u003cem\u003eThe Rib King\u003c\/em\u003e is not its timeliness or its insight into politics or Black culture, but because it accomplishes what the best fiction sets out to do: It drops you into a world you could not otherwise visit and makes you care deeply about what happens there.” --\u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Ribkins\u003c\/em\u003e deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel, set in early the twentieth century that centres around the black servants of a down-on-its-heels upper-class white family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years August Sitwell has worked for the Barclays, a well-to-do white family who plucked him from an orphan asylum and gave him a job. The groundskeeper is part of the household’s all-black staff, along with “Miss Mamie,” the talented cook, pretty new maid Jennie Williams, and three young kitchen apprentices—the latest orphan boys Mr. Barclay has taken in to \"civilise\" boys like August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the Barclays fortunes have fallen, and their money is almost gone. When a prospective business associate proposes selling Miss Mamie’s delicious rib sauce to local markets under the brand name “The Rib King”—using a caricature of a wildly grinning August on the label—Mr. Barclay, desperate for cash, agrees. Yet neither Miss Mamie nor August will see a dime. 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In this powerful, disturbing, and timely novel, Ladee Hubbard reveals who people actually are, and most importantly, who and what they are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533606899948,"sku":"9780062979070","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10994803482210.jpg?v=1749393261"},{"product_id":"the-last-suspicious-holdout-by-ladee-hubbard-9780062979100","title":"The Last Suspicious Holdout","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Fiercely intelligent, warm in their own way, and absolutely absorbing. . . . 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