{"product_id":"skin-bones","title":"Skin \u0026 Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of May 2024 by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA plus-size single mother struggles to fit into spaces not made for her in this soulful, lyrical novel that explores what ultimately gets passed down from one generation to the next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her wedding weeks away, Lena Baker feels excited for the next chapter. She's built a steady life in Portland, and between wine nights with her two best friends, a loving relationship, and a rewarding job, she's happy--until a devastating confession from her fianc? on their wedding day shakes her world. Unmoored and grieving, Lena questions everything she thought she knew about love, friendship, and motherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stirring exploration of who society makes room for, one mother resolves to teach her daughter self-love even as she herself struggles with it--and learns how to shine her bold, brilliant light in a world that wants to dim it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An exquisite love letter to Black women.\" --Deesha Philyaw, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ren?e Watson's writing is divine.\" --Kwame Alexander, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Fathers Cry at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renée Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41458862424139,"sku":"9780316570893","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41458862456907,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/files\/9780316570893__29085.jpg?v=1747059544","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/skin-bones","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}