{"product_id":"the-price-of-a-child-9780679744672","title":"The Price of a Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate, gripping novel of the antebellum Underground Railroad, based on the true story of a valiant Philadelphia freedwoman—a debut novel from the author of the “stunning memoir” \u003ci\u003eBlack Ice \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning achievement ... a deeply engrossing story. —\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003ePrice of a Child—\u003c\/i\u003ethe story of Ginnie Pryor (cook, mistress and servant to a Virginia planter) and her struggle with slavery in 1855—Lorene Cary continues has created a work that elevates the reputation she created with \u003ci\u003eBlack Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, her memoir which won her comparisons to Maya Angelou and Richard Wright. In a novel that examines the price of freedom and the value of a child''s life, Cary has created an authentic American heroine—a woman who finds voice for the appalling loss and bitterness of her past, and who creates within herself a new humanity.","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526070247767,"sku":"9780679744672","price":14.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780679744672.jpg?v=1731862790","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-price-of-a-child-9780679744672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}