{"product_id":"meridian-paperback-4","title":"Meridian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003eA poignant and powerful story of the American South in the 1960s and of one woman who risks her life for the people she loves from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e, now available in a new edition featuring an introduction by Tayari Jones, author of \u003cem\u003eAn American Marriage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A classic novel of both feminism and the Civil Rights movement.\" --\u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"My life suddenly made sense when I encountered Alice Walker's fiction.\" --Tayari Jones \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeridian Hill, a dedicated and courageous young activist in the 1960s, works to create peace and understanding through her civil rights work, touching the lives of all those she meets even when her health begins to deteriorate. With the old rules of Southern society collapsing around her, her coworkers quitting and moving to comfortable homes and lives, and others turning to more violent means of achieving change, Meridian fights a lonely battle to reaffirm her own humanity--and that of all her people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154753622151,"sku":"9780063346826","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/856dec203a4dd05c2c77c7541cb55abc.webp?v=1733230655","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/meridian-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}