{"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. . . . Excellent excellent excellent.”—Roxane Gay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Ladee Hubbard is a true original, and this book is a unique beauty.”—Mary Gaitskill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rib King\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories, including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships between friends, family, and strangers in a Black neighbourhood over fifteen years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe thirteen gripping tales in \u003cem\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e, the new story collection by award-winning author Ladee Hubbard, deftly chronicle poignant moments in the lives of an African American community located in a “sliver of southern suburbia.” Spanning from 1992 to 2007, the stories represent a period during which the Black middle class expanded while stories of \"welfare Queens,\" \"crack babies,\" and \"super predators\" abounded in the media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn “False Cognates,” a formerly incarcerated attorney struggles with raising the tuition to keep his troubled son in an elite private school. In “There He Go,” a young girl whose mother moves constantly clings to a picture of the grandfather she doesn’t know but invents stories of his greatness. Characters spotlighted in one story reappear in another, providing a stunning testament to the enduring resilience of Black people as they navigate the “post-racial” period \u003cem\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e so vividly portrays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46554971799788,"sku":"9780062979100","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10995103482210.jpg?v=1750092933","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-last-suspicious-holdout-by-ladee-hubbard-9780062979100","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}