{"product_id":"the-last-suspicious-holdout-ladee-hubbard-9781432898670","title":"The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rib King\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships between friends, family and strangers in a Black neighborhood over fifteen years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twelve gripping tales In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/i\u003e, the new story collection by award-winning author Ladee Hubbard, deftly chronicle poignant moments in the lives of an African American community located in a \"sliver of southern suburbia.\" Spanning from 1992 to 2007, the stories represent a period during which the Black middle-class expanded while stories of \"welfare Queens,\" \"crack babies,\" and \"super predators\" abounded in the media. In \"False Cognates,\" a formerly incarcerated attorney struggles with raising the tuition to keep his troubled son in an elite private school. In \"There He Go,\" a young girl whose mother moves constantly clings to a picture of the grandfather she doesn't know but invents stories of his greatness. Characters spotlighted in one story reappear in another, providing a stunning testament to the enduring resilience of Black people as they navigate the \"post-racial\" period \u003ci\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/i\u003e so vividly portrays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ladee Hubbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1432898671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432898670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ladee Hubbard","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":44053119598847,"sku":"9781432898670","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c93070e4-0b2e-48b7-b184-e77c93aac41c.jpg?v=1685022518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-suspicious-holdout-ladee-hubbard-9781432898670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}