{"product_id":"seeking-forgiveness-lea-rachel-9780990861645","title":"Seeking Forgiveness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs first seen in the pages of the racial equity storytelling project Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson, the semi-autobiographical narrative memoir \u003cem\u003eSeeking Forgiveness\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of interracial adoption in the United States today, from the perspective of a white mother who adopts a Black son, and finds she has no idea what she is in for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel, the adoptive mother of Miles, receives a call from the police in the middle of the night informing her that her son has been arrested. She rushes to the police station to help Miles, consumed with worry that she has failed to protect her son from events beyond his control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the next eight hours, as Rachel desperately tries to get Miles out of jail, she recalls their life together and the events that have led them to their current situation. In so doing she questions her competence as a mother, the viability of interracial adoption, and whether her son will ever forgive her for the mistakes she made as his adoptive mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich commentary on motherhood, adoption, and race relations in America today, this suspenseful narrative memoir will linger long after the immediate tension of the novel has been resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lea Rachel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0990861643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780990861645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Writer's Design Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"Lea Rachel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132302127359,"sku":"9780990861645","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf6ec51d-b624-40d2-ade8-07742d92b9fa.jpg?v=1687479414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeking-forgiveness-lea-rachel-9780990861645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}