{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-smoke-alistair-john-cullen-9798283838502","title":"The Gospel Of Smoke: Inheritances Burn Slowly","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel of Smoke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Southern family. A tobacco empire. A silence that finally speaks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of the Deep South, in a crumbling estate called Belle Noir, legacy is everything-and the truth is the one thing nobody dares inherit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, slow-burning literary novel about a family bound together by a tobacco fortune and undone by what they refused to face. When journalist Ruby Hardwick returns home to uncover the secrets buried beneath her family's once-revered name, she finds not just scandal-but silence. At the heart of it all is Odessa May, the long-serving housekeeper who has kept more than rooms in order-she's kept the truth hidden in drawers, fires, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs protests build and old files surface, patriarch Ellis Hardwick is forced to reckon with the empire he inherited, the workers it broke, and the brother who vanished into myth. Told in five haunting acts with unforgettable prose, this is a novel of ritual, memory, and the cost of comfort sold as gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a literary fiction masterpiece that explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe weight of generational silence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe moral price of legacy and capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow women become the keepers-and breakers-of history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith stark beauty and emotional precision, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e asks: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when the truth no longer fits inside the house that built it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair John Cullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798283838502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Alistair John Cullen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852445888767,"sku":"9798283838502","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-smoke-alistair-john-cullen-9798283838502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}