{"product_id":"almost-family-9780817359270","title":"Almost Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy Hoffman's Almost Family explores the relationship that begins when one person goes to work for another, and their friendship - across lines of race, income, and religion - develops degrees of understanding yet growing misunderstanding. This edition commemorates the 35th anniversary of the book's publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: \"\"Hoffman never lets facts flatten characters; he has made them too human—too strong or too stubborn—for that.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Everything in this book rings true—the dialogue, the cadences, the deft-touch observations, the best and worst of human nature.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Hoffman has got it all exactly right: the interlocking of individual lives and great public events that made every Southerner feel as though he or she were living on the very edge of history.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733890490711,"sku":"9780817359270","price":15.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817359270.jpg?v=1782123647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/almost-family-9780817359270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}