{"product_id":"stand-the-storm-paperback","title":"Stand the Storm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBreena Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Passionate, dramatic, and uplifting\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eStand the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"evocative, historically rich\" novel (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) from the author of \u003ci\u003eRiver, Cross My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e set among the free African American community of pre-Civil War Washington, DC. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even though Sewing Annie Coats and her son, Gabriel, have managed to buy their freedom, their lives are still marked by constant struggle and sacrifice. Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, where the Coatses operate a tailor's shop and laundry, is supposed to be a \"promised land\" for former slaves but is effectively a frontier town, gritty and dangerous, with no laws protecting black people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The remarkable emotional energy with which the Coatses wage their daily battles-as they negotiate with their former owner, as they assist escaped slaves en route to freedom, as they prepare for the encroaching war, and as they strive to love each other enough-is what propels \u003ci\u003eStand the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e and makes the novel's tragic denouement so devastating. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping novel about a family's heart-wrenching journey out of slavery.\" --\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreena Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Washington, DC, and was educated at Webster College and Howard University. She is the author of two widely praised novels, \u003ci\u003eRiver, Cross My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a selection of Oprah's Book Club, and \u003ci\u003eStand the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44409581764743,"sku":"9780316007054","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Ym5Tb2dWYXV1WkJlOEhKTDlRSU1JQT09.webp?v=1775346569","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/stand-the-storm-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}