{"product_id":"decorations-in-a-ruined-cemetery-john-gregory-brown-9781643360188","title":"Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery: A Novel with an Introduction by the Author","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous and heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Gregory Brown's debut novel examines family, race, and faith in a heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret. The story centers on the Eagen family of New Orleans, Irish Catholics of \"mixed blood\" in a city where race defines destiny. In 1965 Thomas Eagen and his twelve-years-old twins, Meredith and Lowell, abruptly drive off, leaving his second wife, Catherine, and their home. As they cross Lake Pontchartrain, a section of the bridge collapses, injuring Murphy Warrington, an African American man who once worked for Thomas's father. Murphy becomes the catalyst for a series of revelations about Thomas's light-skinned black mother and the reasons she abandoned her husband and son when Thomas was an infant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gregory Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643360183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643360188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.59d","brand":"John Gregory Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937123729663,"sku":"9781643360188","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0b96c810-aa71-439a-bd20-2c9f1d800569.jpg?v=1681428359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decorations-in-a-ruined-cemetery-john-gregory-brown-9781643360188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}