{"product_id":"where-the-line-bleeds-by-jesmyn-ward","title":"Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"doPublisherSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/productdetail?queryString=H4sIAAAAAAAA_6tWKk5RskpLzClO1VEqKFGyUnLMyVECMourlKyMTIGMHKCYa0SIC1CwOB_IdvH1A7MLlKyiow11lMIzUotSFUoyUhV8MvNSFZxyUlNTioEKQkJ84t2DAuJ9Q5w94v2cgoBCRhaGFmZGhkqxsbUAt1xyGHgAAAA\u0026amp;R=53516351\u0026amp;dNo=0#\"\u003eScribner Book Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel from National Book Award winner and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJesmyn Ward, a timeless Southern fable of brotherly love and familial conflict--\"a lyrical yet clear-eyed portrait of a rural South and an African American reality that are rarely depicted\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Line Bleeds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis Jesmyn Ward's gorgeous first novel and the first of three novels set in Bois Sauvage--followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--comprising a loose trilogy about small town sourthern family life. Described as \"starkly beautiful\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review), \"fearless\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and \"emotionally honest\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), it was a finalist for the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award and the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoshua and Christophe are twins, raised by a blind grandmother and a large extended family in rural Bois Sauvage, on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. They've just finished high school and need to find jobs, but after Katrina, it's not easy. Joshua gets work on the docks, but Christophe's not so lucky and starts to sell drugs. Christophe's downward spiral is accelerated first by crack, then by the reappearance of the twins' parents: Cille, who left for a better job, and Sandman, a dangerous addict. Sandman taunts Christophe, eventually provoking a shocking confrontation that will ultimately damn or save both twins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Line Bleeds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes place over the course of a single, life-changing summer. It is a delicate and closely observed portrait of fraternal love and strife, of the relentless grind of poverty, of the toll of addiction on a family, and of the bonds that can sustain or torment us. Bois Sauvage, based on Ward's own hometown, is a character in its own right, as stiflingly hot and as rich with history as it is bereft of opportunity. Ward's \"lushly descriptive prose...and her prodigious talent and fearless portrayal of a world too often overlooked\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) make this novel an essential addition to her incredible body of work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022002778405,"sku":"9781501164330","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9781501164330.gif?v=1771696762","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/where-the-line-bleeds-by-jesmyn-ward","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}