{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-kathleen-collins-9781470827175","title":"Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow available in Ecco's Art of the Story series: a never-before-published collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known African American artist and filmmaker--a contemporary of revered writers including Toni Cade Bambara, Laurie Colwin, Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, and Grace Paley--whose prescient work has recently resurfaced to wide acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins's stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring deep, far-reaching issues--race, gender, family, and sexuality--that shape the ordinary moments in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Uncle,\" a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In \"Only Once,\" a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate--and final--act of foolishness. Collins's work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters' lives, creating rich, devastatingly familiar, full-bodied men, women, and children who transcend the symbolic, penetrating both the reader's head and heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth contemporary and timeless, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? is a major addition to the literary canon, and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1470827174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781470827175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 50","brand":"Kathleen Collins","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44054206873855,"sku":"9781470827175","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee3fba66-3d81-4bd1-98c9-86c1bc2a476a.jpg?v=1685028654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-kathleen-collins-9781470827175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}