{"product_id":"coming-around-richard-rose-9781947860087","title":"Coming Around","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile researching family history for his semibiographical opera \u003cem\u003eMonte and Pinky\u003c\/em\u003e, Richmond-based poet and songwriter Richard Rose came face to face with the fact of his ancestors' involvement in the local slave trade. As a social and environmental activist, Rose became determined to explore and come to terms with the many consequences of the injustices in which his family took part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story in verse, \u003cem\u003eComing Around\u003c\/em\u003e is the companion piece to \u003cem\u003eMonte and Pinky\u003c\/em\u003e, following the life and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescendants of a slave named Simon Abouette and of the Ouillechaud family, who purchase him to work on their sugar plantation in the early 1800s. Interspersed with heartbreaking lyric pieces based on historical anecdotes from across the South, \u003cem\u003eComing Around\u003c\/em\u003e is the culmination of one man's effort to heal the hurts of the past through humility, understanding, and acceptance\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947860089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947860087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belle Isle Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Richard Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907004518655,"sku":"9781947860087","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edae3cf7-2a8c-4607-9f0a-0efb3baa3430.jpg?v=1748772028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coming-around-richard-rose-9781947860087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}