{"product_id":"yearning-marlene-archie-9780692523995","title":"Yearning","description":"\u003cp\u003eVividly rendering the sights, sounds, and scents of struggle, \u003cem\u003eYearning\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short stories about ordinary Black folks' bittersweet endeavors to matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet across the world, from urban Philaelphia to the villages of West Africa, the characters are interconnected as they orbit around a human craving for validation. Ten-year-old Anel and twenty eight year old Vera Jenkins mutually wrestle inside a culture of injustice, while Maria and Emily both grapple with insuperable loss and shame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of the short stories reveal the lives of people who have suffered from disease, violence, and blatant disregard. Will these tests and trials take the characters under? Or will they be made stronger and stand up to the call to rise?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYearning\u003c\/em\u003e presents an enticing overview of the presence of Black people, in an all inspiring African mode of storytelling. This is a book that you will find hard to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlene Archie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692523995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692523995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meirama Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Marlene Archie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850210783487,"sku":"9780692523995","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yearning-marlene-archie-9780692523995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}