{"product_id":"the-sacrifice-9780062391698","title":"The Sacrifice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a teenage girl is the alleged victim of an act of racial violence, the incident shocks and galvanizes her community, exacerbating the racial tension that has been simmering in this New Jersey town for decades. In this magisterial work of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates explores the uneasy fault lines in a racially troubled society and reveals that there must always be a sacrifice--of innocence, truth, trust, and, ultimately, of lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfolding in a succession of multiracial voices, in a community transfixed by this alleged crime and the spectacle unfolding around it, this profound novel exposes what--and who--the sacrifice actually is, and what consequences these kinds of events hold for us all. \u003cem\u003eThe Sacrifice\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling exploration of the enduring trauma of the past, modern racial and class tensions, the power of secrets, and the primal decisions we all make to protect those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oates, Joyce Carol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062391698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39467459248203,"sku":"9780062391698","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b53ef97e-a070-4c66-ac8e-e1c9572f2c5e.jpg?v=1628609871","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-sacrifice-9780062391698","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}