{"product_id":"beginning-with-cannonballs-paperback","title":"Beginning with Cannonballs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill McCroskey Coupe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" . . . both timely and timeless in today's fraught social climate.\" --\u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This lyric novel is a gorgeous mosaic.\" --John Dufresne \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Stories at the Smoky View\u003c\/i\u003e is back with another novel about an unusual friendship. In the 1940s, in segregated Knoxville, Tennessee, Gail (white) and Hanna (black) shared a crib in Gail's parents' house, where Hanna's mother, Sophie, was the live-in maid. When the girls were four, Sophie taught them to swim, and soon they were gleefully doing cannonballs off the diving board, playing a game they'd invented based on their favorite Billie Holiday song. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time they're both in college, however, the two friends have lost touch with each other. A reunion in Washington, DC, sought by Gail but resented by Hanna, sets the tone for their relationship from then on. Marriage, children, and a tragic death further strain the increasingly fragile bond. How much longer can the friendship last?\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166150627463,"sku":"9781631528484","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b4b85f49f8ccda55966b47c834f98728.webp?v=1733318740","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/beginning-with-cannonballs-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}