{"product_id":"our-song-lynda-smith-hoggan-9781647423896","title":"Our Song: A Memoir of Love and Race","description":"The year was 1972. The place was rural Pennsylvania. Civil rights, the Vietnam War, and counterculture youth who were defying their traditional parents had the nation in social upheaval. Lynda was white, an anxious but earnest free spirit studying poetry, peyote, and peaceful protest at her small university. JT was black, a talented athlete recruited from the inner city to win basketball games for Lynda's hometown college. Their chemistry was irresistible, but their schools were hours apart--so, in the days before email, cell phones, and video chat apps to connect them, they reached out to each other in the only way possible: letters. Songs and prose penned late into the night revealed a longing that neither had felt before. JT used music to show Lynda his sensitive side and deep desire for true love. Lynda strove to leave her conservative upbringing behind, to see truths beyond skin color and the pressure--for women, especially--to conform. But their connection, though deep, was also fragile. Racist parents, a jealous friend, and a prior lover who came back to claim Lynda ultimately unraveled the delicate fabric woven by their words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, four decades later, Lynda and JT may have another chance. Can they take it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sensual memoir by human sexuality professor Lynda Smith Hoggan lays bare the raw contradictions between social expectations and the heart's desires--and leaves readers pondering what love might look like in a world where we are truly free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynda Smith Hoggan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647423899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647423896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Lynda Smith Hoggan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067463725311,"sku":"9781647423896","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a55c646-a91f-4474-b0f3-581f53665917.jpg?v=1685413383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-song-lynda-smith-hoggan-9781647423896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}