{"product_id":"a-million-nightingales-paperback-by-susan-straight","title":"A Million Nightingales Paperback by Susan Straight","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-05-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400095599\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e291.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.46 x 2.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eA Million Nightingales\u003c\/i\u003e portrays Moinette’s experience–and the treacherous world she must navigate–with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Straight's \u003c\/b\u003enovels include \u003ci\u003eI Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlacker Than a Thousand Midnights\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe Gettin Place \u003c\/i\u003eand H\u003ci\u003eighwire Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for The National Book Award. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon.com, T\u003ci\u003ehe Los Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in women's magazines such as R\u003ci\u003eeal Simple \u003c\/i\u003eand F\u003ci\u003eamily Circle.\u003c\/i\u003e Her short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.  Among her honors and awards are the California Book Prize, a Lannan Foundation Award, A Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize and a Best American Short Story Award. Straight was born in Riverside and lives there with her three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555511554209,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400095599","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400095599.jpg?v=1781790156","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/a-million-nightingales-paperback-by-susan-straight","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}