{"product_id":"more-than-i-imagined-john-blake-9780593443040","title":"More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning journalist tells the \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e) story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he'd never met--and how faith brought them all together.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A compelling and courageous journey that bears witness to the realities of systemic racism, the complexity of identity within that system, and the possibilities of reconciliation.\"--Robin DiAngelo, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Fragility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER: The Christopher Award; The Illumination Award; Nonfiction Book Award; Georgia Center's \"A Book All Georgians Should Read\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Blake grew up in a notorious Black neighborhood in inner-city Baltimore that became the setting for the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e. There he became a self-described \"closeted biracial person,\" hostile toward white people while hiding the truth of his mother's race. The son of a Black man and a white woman who met when interracial marriage was still illegal, Blake knew this much about his mother: She vanished from his life not long after his birth, and her family rejected him because of his race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut at the age of seventeen, Blake had a surprise encounter that uncovered a disturbing family secret. This launched him on a quest to reconcile with his white family. His search centered on two questions: \"Where is my mother?\" and \"Where do I belong?\" \u003ci\u003eMore Than I Imagined \u003c\/i\u003eis Blake's propulsive true story about how he answered those questions with the help of an interracial church, a loving caregiver's sacrifice, and an inexplicable childhood encounter that taught him the importance of forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlake covered some of the biggest stories about race in America for twenty-five years before realizing that \"facts don't change people, relationships do.\" He owes this discovery to \"radical integration,\" which was the only way forward for him and his family--and is the only way forward for America as a multiracial democracy. \u003ci\u003eMore Than I Imagined\u003c\/i\u003e is a hopeful story for our difficult times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMore Than I Imagined\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An incredibly moving memoir that both examines and complicates our understanding of race in America today, \u003ci\u003eMore Than I Imagined\u003c\/i\u003e is overflowing with empathy and full of humanity.\"\u003cb\u003e--Clint Smith, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a book of gutsy hope and not of despair, of reconciliation and not of hatred. Both sides of the racial divide need the voice that Blake is uniquely qualified to offer.\"\u003cb\u003e--Philip Yancey, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat's So Amazing About Grace?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593443047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593443040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Convergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.84w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"John Blake","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078349222143,"sku":"9780593443040","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49eb9486-868b-43b5-acde-cad4d560ae81.jpg?v=1685474992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/more-than-i-imagined-john-blake-9780593443040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}