{"product_id":"truth-like-oil-connie-biewald-9781925965506","title":"Truth Like Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTruth Like Oil\u003c\/em\u003e, is the impactful story of two mothers in Boston, Massachusetts: Nadine Antoine, a Haitian-American nurses' aide, and Hazel Watkins, a white cantankerous nonagenarian felled by a stroke who struggles with her own helplessness and dependency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nadine's youngest son, Chance, is arrested, and her eldest son, Henry, the only Black undergraduate on a scholarship at his college, threatens to quit to help the family, Nadine wrestles with how much of her sons' parentage she is willing to reveal to her boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Chance's basketball coach, Gary, who is also Hazel's spoiled and neglectful son, turns up in court to defend the boy. Suddenly, while fighting for her sons' futures, Nadine must contend with Gary's intentions and his romantic overtures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolyphonic and vibrant, \u003cem\u003eTruth Like Oil\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant tale of racial bias and the foundations of community; a novel of our times and totally irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Connie Biewald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925965503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925965506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d","brand":"Connie Biewald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049919869183,"sku":"9781925965506","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c95c69c-4e10-489f-bb02-51226bba478c.jpg?v=1685004164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truth-like-oil-connie-biewald-9781925965506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}