{"product_id":"black-chameleon-9781250827852","title":"Black Chameleon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexas Institute of Letters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarr P. Collins Award for Best Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNonfiction Finalist for the 2023 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eThe Root\u003c\/i\u003e's 2023 Best Books by Black Authors \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's often said that Black women are magic, but what if they really are mythological?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up as a Black girl in America, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton yearned for stories she could connect to-true ones, of course, but also fables and mythologies that could help explain both the world and her place in it. Greek and Roman myths felt as dusty and foreign as ancient ruins, and tales by Black authors were often rooted too far in the past, a continent away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMouton's memoir is a praise song and an elegy for Black womanhood. She tells her own story while remixing myths and drawing on traditions from all over the world: mothers literally grow eyes in the backs of their heads, children dust the childhood off thei\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528980341079,"sku":"9781250827852","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250827852.jpg?v=1731873819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-chameleon-9781250827852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}