{"product_id":"words-of-my-roaring-ernest-j-finney-9780520216389","title":"Words of My Roaring","description":"Set in a small town south of San Francisco during World War II, \u003ci\u003eWords of My Roaring\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling picture of the confusions, the dislocations, and the brutality of war as they affect the home front. The novel recreates a neighborhood in San Bruno and connects it to San Francisco and the larger stage of the war. Tanforan racetrack, first an assembly camp for Japanese Americans awaiting internment, becomes a naval training base for Pacific-bound recruits. The elementary school becomes a USO, and air-raid drills and blackouts are routine as California prepares for an expected Japanese invasion. We see these events through the eyes of a novice teacher, an abandoned boy, two young girls whose mother works in the shipyards and whose father enlists in the Army, and a sailor scarred by his months in the war zone. \u003ci\u003eWords of My Roaring\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured, emotionally charged novel about the unlikely sources of human redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest J. Finney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520216385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520216389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.51w x 0.93d","brand":"Ernest J. Finney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056207065343,"sku":"9780520216389","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b2fa212-3cc7-4b42-a7ec-e85a1e12e336.jpg?v=1685040087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/words-of-my-roaring-ernest-j-finney-9780520216389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}