{"product_id":"the-warmest-december-paperback-by-bernice-l-mcfadden","title":"The Warmest December Paperback by Bernice L. McFadden","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(2012-02-07)\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\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781617750359\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e226.8\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.88 x 13.36 x 1.88\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\u003eThe long-awaited reissue of McFadden’s best-selling second novel praised by Toni Morrison,\u003c\/i\u003e USA Today, Washington Post, \u003ci\u003eand others—published simultaneously with McFadden’s new novel\u003c\/i\u003e Gathering of Waters\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“McFadden’s reissued second novel takes an unflinching look at the corrosive nature of alcoholism . . . This is not a story of easy redemption . . . McFadden writes candidly about the treacherous hold of addiction.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Riveting . . . so nicely avoids the sentimentality that swirls around the subject matter. I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes.” —Toni Morrison, author of \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Kenzie, growing up in the Lowe household means opening the bottom drawer of her father’s dresser to choose which belt she’ll be whipped with that night, furtive trips to the Bee Hive liquor store for her father’s vodka, and dreaming of the day she can escape apartment 5A.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBuoyed by the lyrical, redemptive voice that characterizes McFadden’s writing, \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e tells the powerful, deeply moving story of one Brooklyn family and the alcoholism and abuse that marked the years of their lives. Narrated by Kenzie Lowe, a young woman reminiscent of Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John, the story moves fluidly between the past and the present as she visits her dying father and finds that choices she once thought beyond her control are very much hers to make. \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a cathartic tale of hope, healing, and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNowhere Is a Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and \u003ci\u003eGlorious\u003c\/i\u003e, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556152529057,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781617750359","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781617750359.jpg?v=1781806761","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-warmest-december-paperback-by-bernice-l-mcfadden","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}