{"product_id":"now-lila-knows-by-elizabeth-nunez-9781636140247","title":"Now Lila Knows","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful in message . . . An engaging, warm-hearted, page-turner of a novel.\" -\u003cem\u003eNew West Indian Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Lila Bonnard, the opportunity to take a position as a visiting professor in the US has come at precisely the right time. Still nursing the wounds of one failed relationship and facing uncertainty over her current boyfriend's marriage proposal, spending a year at a small liberal arts college in a picturesque Vermont town offers her sanity a well-deserved rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin moments of her arrival, Lila is forced to face anti-immigrant mentalities and becomes a witness to the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man—a fellow professor at Mayfield who was giving CPR to a white woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three Black faculty members in the otherwise all-white, tight-lipped college expect Lila to testify in the case—but at what cost? Mistrust of outsiders, racial tensions, even outright condemnation of others who \"don't know their place\" . . . all of it comes crashing down around her as she confronts the dangers of speaking out against the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow Lila Knows\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping story that explores our obligation to act when confronted with hatred and prejudice. A page-turner with universal resonance, this novel will leave readers rethinking the meaning of love, empathy, and even humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854711378156,"sku":"9781636140247","price":50.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781636140247.jpg?v=1759252819","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/now-lila-knows-by-elizabeth-nunez-9781636140247","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}