{"product_id":"a-peculiar-legacy-rashid-darden-9781734722840","title":"A Peculiar Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe silence of a spiritual community is shattered by the murder of one of their own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan and Rahman Gaffney-Bruce, newly married men, move into the eccentric Washington neighborhood known as Slope to start building a life together. Built precariously on a hill, Slope is home to descendants of the Great Migration and is now a lower middle class Black community trapped in a cycle of spiritual depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of this community, the Gaffney Bruces gather with the other residents every Sunday in quiet prayer and contemplation, in hopes that their collective dreams will be realized: To be seen. To be known. To thrive-on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside them is Pops, the quiet old man who has seen it all; Miss Sandra, the matriarch and maven of Sunday dinners; Royce, one of the few good cops left; and the Gang of Four-soft-spoken Peek, angry Korey, flamboyant Ziggy, and Gino, the natural leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of the youths is felled by gun violence, generations-old secrets threaten to unravel the serenity of this peculiar community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Peculiar Legacy: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Novel by Rashid Darden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rashid Darden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734722843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734722840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Gold Soul Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Rashid Darden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838236545279,"sku":"9781734722840","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f10c7759-2da7-44cd-bbfb-96cd3f44add0.jpg?v=1746589225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-peculiar-legacy-rashid-darden-9781734722840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}