{"product_id":"southland-paperback-by-nina-revoyr-1","title":"Southland Paperback by Nina Revoyr","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\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-04-08)\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\u003e350\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781636140537\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e311.85\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.96 x 13.46 x 2.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Winner of a 2004 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Award in Literature\u003cbr\u003e\n—Winner of the 2003 Lambda Literary Award\u003cbr\u003e\n—Nominated for an Edgar Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plot line of \u003ci\u003eSouthland\u003c\/i\u003e is the stuff of a James Ellroy or a Walter Mosley novel . . . But the climax fairly glows with the good-heartedness that Revoyr displays from the very first page. —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJackie Ishida’s grandfather had a store in Watts where four boys were killed during the riots in 1965, a mystery she attempts to solve. —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, included in “Where Noir Lives in the City of Angels”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four black teenagers were killed in the store he ran during the Watts Riots of 1965—and that the murders were never solved or reported. Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, she tries to piece together the story of the boys’ deaths. In the process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her family’s history—and her own. Moving in and out of the past, from the shipping yards and internment camps of World War II; to the barley fields of the Crenshaw District in the 1930s; to the means streets of Watts in the 1960s; to the night spots and garment factories of the 1990s, \u003ci\u003eSouthland\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all of its faces and forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINA REVOYR\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Student of History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLost Canyo\u003c\/i\u003en; \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eSouthlan\u003c\/i\u003ed, a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and “Best Book” of 2003; \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWingshooters,\u003c\/i\u003e which won an Indie Booksellers Choice Award and was selected by O, \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as one of “10 Titles to Pick Up Now.” Revoyr lives and works in the Los Angeles area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556240511137,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781636140537","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781888451412_a278c62c-1283-4293-9f69-6143855b5427.jpg?v=1781810246","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/southland-paperback-by-nina-revoyr-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}