{"product_id":"suck-on-the-marrow-by-camille-t-dungy-9781597094689","title":"Suck on the Marrow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the American Book Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilver Medalist for the California Book Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuck on the Marrow\u003c\/em\u003e is a historical narrative, revolving around six main characters and set in mid-19th century Virginia and Philadelphia. The book traces the experiences of fugitive slaves, kidnapped Northern-born blacks, and free people of colour, exploring the interdependence between plantation life and life in Northern and Southern American towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt illuminates the connections between the successes and difficulties of a wide range of Americans, free and slave, black and white, Northern and Southern. This neo-slave narrative treats the truths of lives touched by slavery with reverence but is not afraid to question the ways the old stories have too often been told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to creating new stories, \u003cem\u003eSuck on the Marrow\u003c\/em\u003e develops new ways of telling those tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598683554028,"sku":"9781597094689","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8636b1130bf5024bcea34437705b0b7f.jpg?v=1778025579","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/suck-on-the-marrow-by-camille-t-dungy-9781597094689","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}