{"product_id":"sin-against-the-race-gar-mcvey-russell-9780999381502","title":"Sin Against the Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlfonso Rutherford Berry III--son of a city councilman, grandson of the state's first African American legislator--believes that history has ordained for him but one life, and it ain't his first love: dancing. But after a series of tragedies, starting with the death of his fierce, out cousin Carlton, his assumptions explode in his face along with his closet door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfonso emerges into the life on a blanket of the jazz and blues he shared with Carlton. He hangs on Carver Street, the queer Northside of his largely black neighborhood. There, he is befriended by Carlton's familiars: Sammy, a local storekeeper and neighborhood den mother, Bingo, a leather queen and nurse practitioner, Vera, a transgender activist and photographer, and Charlotte, his father's political rival. At college, he becomes tight with two freshmen: Roy, an aspiring actor and acquaintance from high school and Bill, a new member of his church. He also finds love (and peril) in the form of Jameel, a long-time crush. His new life sets him on a collision course with his father, his church, and the family legacy established by his revered late grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in taut prose steeped in history and current events--and seasoned with the blues--\u003cem\u003eSin Against the Race\u003c\/em\u003e follows the coming-of-age journey of a young black gay man as he progresses from an invisible councilman's son to a formidable presence in his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gar McVey-Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999381504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999381502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gamr Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Gar McVey-Russell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43923864912127,"sku":"9780999381502","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f4e47a56-8183-4291-ad4a-c0f169a182dd.jpg?v=1681067142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sin-against-the-race-gar-mcvey-russell-9780999381502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}