{"product_id":"blacker-than-a-thousand-midnights-9781640093614","title":"Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A writer of exceptional gifts and grace.\" --Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young fireman battles to provide for his family--and struggles to avoid the traps of crime and poverty that surround him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA resident of impoverished Rio Seco, California, Darnell Tucker works part-time as the lone black member of the fire department. Cutbacks to the state budget force him to search for new work, and the low-paying positions he finds rival firefighting in their peril. His path blocked by economics, institutionalized racism, and the dangers of the place he lives, Darnell must find a way to persevere. \u003ci\u003eBlacker Than a Thousand Midnights\u003c\/i\u003e is a stark and thoroughly convincing portrait of life on the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Straight, Susan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640093614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 1.26d","brand":"Susan Straight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32749637238859,"sku":"9781640093614","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_0341c06a-e554-42d8-a31e-1cdf319bb792.jpg?v=1597792500","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/blacker-than-a-thousand-midnights-9781640093614","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}