{"product_id":"glorious-bernice-l-mcfadden-9781617758454","title":"Glorious","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The seeming inevitability of cruel fate juxtaposes the triumph of the spirit in this remarkably rich and powerful novel, \u003cem\u003eGlorious\u003c\/em\u003e. Bernice McFadden's fully realized characters are complicated, imperfect beings, but if ever a character were worthy of love and honor, it is her Easter Bartlett. This very American story is fascinating; it is also heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and beautifully written.\"--Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Scenic Route\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting. . . . I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes.\"--Toni Morrison, on \u003cem\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eGlorious\u003c\/em\u003e is set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights era. Blending the truth of American history with the fruits of Bernice L. McFadden's rich imagination, this is the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer whose tumultuous path to success, ruin, and revival offers a candid portrait of the American experience in all its beauty and cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlorious\u003c\/em\u003e is ultimately an audacious exploration into the nature of self-hatred, love, possession, ego, betrayal, and, finally, redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea\u003cstrong\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of six critically acclaimed novels, including the classic \u003cem\u003eSugar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNowhere Is a Place\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e best fiction title for 2006. She is a two-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of two fiction honors from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she is working on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernice L. McFadden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617758450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617758454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Bernice L. McFadden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990837788927,"sku":"9781617758454","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2aea559-402a-4493-88fb-bc6bac880b20.jpg?v=1683306973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/glorious-bernice-l-mcfadden-9781617758454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}