{"product_id":"9781536208887","title":"Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2019 Edgar Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA powerful fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston’s childhood adventures explores the idea of collective memory and the lingering effects of slavery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“History ain’t in a book, especially when it comes to folks like us. History is in the lives we lived and the stories we tell each other about those lives.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend, Carrie Brown, discover that the town mute can speak after all, they think they’ve uncovered a big secret. But Mr. Polk’s silence is just one piece of a larger puzzle that stretches back half a century to the tragic story of an enslaved girl named Lucia. As Zora’s curiosity leads a reluctant Carrie deeper into the mystery, the story unfolds through alternating narratives. Lucia’s struggle for freedom resonates through the years, threatening the future of America’s first incorporated black township — the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960). In a riveting coming-of-age tale, award-winning author T. R. Simon champions the strength of a people to stand up for justice.","brand":"T. R. Simon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47794289246420,"sku":"9781536208887","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3b473db5-d66e-458a-ab14-28ee8c8b2d3f.jpg?v=1776185791","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781536208887","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}