{"product_id":"under-the-rainbow-paperback-2","title":"Under the Rainbow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCelia Laskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a group of social activists arrives in a small town, the lives and beliefs of residents and outsiders alike are upended, in this wry, embracing novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBig Burr, Kansas, is the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone, and everyone shares the same values--or keeps their opinions to themselves. But when a national nonprofit labels Big Burr \"the most homophobic town in the US\" and sends in a task force of queer volunteers as an experiment--they'll live and work in the community for two years in an attempt to broaden hearts and minds--no one is truly prepared for what will ensue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurious at being uprooted from her life in Los Angeles and desperate to fit in at her new high school, Avery fears that it's only a matter of time before her \"gay crusader\" mom outs her. Still grieving the death of her son, Linda welcomes the arrivals, who know mercifully little about her past. And for Christine, the newcomers are not only a threat to the comforting rhythms of Big Burr life, but a call to action. As tensions roil the town, cratering relationships and forcing closely guarded secrets into the light, everyone must consider what it really means to belong. Told with warmth and wit, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, hopeful articulation of our complicated humanity that reminds us we are more alike than we'd like to admit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelia Laskey's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Minnesota Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico and was a finalist in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train'\u003c\/i\u003es Short Story Award for New Writers. She lives with her wife in Los Angeles, where she writes for ad agencies.\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 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161759387783,"sku":"9780525536178","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/180117be9c4f39926e69a92cdd36b798.webp?v=1733283816","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/under-the-rainbow-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}