{"product_id":"9780143126232","title":"Queen Sugar","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing \u003ci\u003eQueen Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eand cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.","brand":"Natalie Baszile","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47260117795028,"sku":"9780143126232","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fd5c790-e481-4688-97c6-029a68a0984e.jpg?v=1763161445","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780143126232","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}