{"product_id":"the-book-of-harlan-bernice-l-mcfadden-9781617754456","title":"Book of Harlan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Simply miraculous . . . As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry, intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e is the restorative force that is music.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McFadden's writing breaks the heart--and then heals it again. The perspective of a black man in a concentration camp is unique and harrowing and this is a riveting, worthwhile read.\" --\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e opens with the courtship of Harlan's parents and his 1917 birth in Macon, Georgia. After his prominent minister grandfather dies, Harlan and his parents move to Harlem, where he eventually becomes a professional musician. When Harlan and his best friend, trumpeter Lizard Robbins, are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre--affectionately referred to as \"The Harlem of Paris\" by black American musicians--Harlan jumps at the opportunity, convincing Lizard to join him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after the City of Light falls under Nazi occupation, Harlan and Lizard are thrown into Buchenwald--the notorious concentration camp in Weimar, Germany--irreparably changing the course of Harlan's life. Based on exhaustive research and told in McFadden's mesmeric prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/em\u003e skillfully blends the stories of McFadden's familial ancestors with those of real and imagined characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernice L. McFadden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617754455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617754456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2016 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001 pg. 30","brand":"Bernice L. McFadden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987952009471,"sku":"9781617754456","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_935db11a-9c1d-4090-961c-295ff65d1e97.jpg?v=1683291784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-harlan-bernice-l-mcfadden-9781617754456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}