{"product_id":"little-movements-lauren-morrow-9780593736753","title":"Little Movements","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sparkling debut novel about a woman who must figure out whether being creatively fulfilled is compatible with being happily married, and what it means to be a Black artist in one of the whitest parts of America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty-something Layla Smart was raised by her single mother to \u003ci\u003edream medium\u003c\/i\u003e. But all Layla's ever wanted was a career in dance, which requires dreaming big. So when she receives an offer to be the choreographer-in-residence at Briar House in rural Vermont, she temporarily leaves behind Brooklyn, her job, her friends, and her husband to pursue it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLayla has nine months to navigate a complex institution and teach a career-defining dance to a group of Black dancers in a very small, very white town. She has help from a handsome composer, a neurotic costume designer, a witty communications director, and the austere program director who can only compare Layla to Black choreographers. It's an enormous feat, and that's before Layla's marriage buckles under the strain of distance, before Briar House's problematic past comes to light, and before Layla finds out she's pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Movements\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and insightful story that explores issues of race, class, art, and ambition. It is a novel about self-discovery, the pressures placed on certain bodies, and never giving up on your dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Morrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593736753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593736753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Lauren Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46640530522367,"sku":"9780593736753","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d23c522d-5183-4caa-a72a-3abdd00f6ae8.jpg?v=1740669898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-movements-lauren-morrow-9780593736753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}