{"product_id":"gussie-and-luther-aaron-fox-9781477641415","title":"Gussie and Luther","description":"During the depth of the Great Depression, a wino hooker passed out and froze to death in the alley next to Gussie and Sol Steinberg's little grocery store in the ghetto. She left behind a half starved, nine year old boy, Luther, whom the Steinbergs raised and educated as a son. Their biological son, Maxwell, brilliant and sensitive, resented Luther and eventually fled the ghetto for Harvard Law, a Wasp wife and a career in a white-shoe Boston law firm. When Sol dies, Luther reappears in Gussie's life, a handsome, conservatively dressed, \"white-speaking\" cocaine dealer who sells only to white professionals. Gussie loves Luther deeply and he persuades her to allow him to use the store as a front for a cocaine operation by convincing her that cocaine is a \"harmless white man's party toy.\" The cocaine operation is so cleverly conceived that the police are baffled, humiliated and infuriated. Luther becomes a legend and Gussie fulfills her dream of regaining the respect of the black community, offering quality foods in a clean, attractive store. It seemed as though there would always be joy and prosperity at Steinbergs. But the little ghetto grocery store was fore-doomed and the two sons that had vied for Gussie's love are confronted with a wrenching dilemma when when Maxwell comes home to save his mother from prison. \"...story of loyalty and love transcending race and time.\" -Kirkus Indie Reviews \"The Steinbergs acceptance of the boy is striking...because Luther is black and they are white Jews...\" -Kirkus Indie Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477641416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477641415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Aaron Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458634854655,"sku":"9781477641415","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_725dcdd2-d541-46f7-a5ee-b593c48c63f7.jpg?v=1777405655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gussie-and-luther-aaron-fox-9781477641415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}