{"product_id":"truevine-9781447278092","title":"Truevine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary and moving story of two brothers from the American South who were stolen away to become circus freaks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes her account compelling, however, is the history it offers of the lives black people had to endure in the decades following slavery, a history that seems all the more poignant in the aftermath of last year’s Black Lives Matter debates … [An] extraordinary tale of courage and grace John Burnside, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e -- John Burnside * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eJaw-dropping * Glasgow Herald *\u003cbr\u003ePitiless about life in the Jim Crow South where, even in the 1920s, thousands of black Americans, some for crimes as trivial as hopping a train, were sold into labour camps and sent down slave mines … It is quite some story, and Macy has told it skilfully, vividly, compassionately -- Sukhdev Sandhu * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eMacy is a gifted storyteller and a dogged researcher and readers will be riveted by Harriet Muse's struggle to find her sons. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA sturdy, passionate, and penetrating narrative. This first-rate journey into human trafficking, slavery, and familial bonding is an engrossing example of spirited, determined reportage * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\"It's the best story in town,\" a colleague told Beth Macy decades ago, \"but no one has been able to get it.\"  She now has, with tenacity and sensitivity. She gives a singular sideshow its due, offering these \"Ambassadors from Mars\" a remarkable, deeply affecting afterlife. -- Stacy Schiff\u003cbr\u003eAs compelling as Rebecca Skloot's \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks . . . \u003c\/i\u003eboth are absolutely stunning examples of narrative nonfiction at its best . . . Certain to be among the most memorable books of the year. -- Connie Fletcher * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - i: Prologue: I Am the True Vine Chapter - 1: Sit Down and Shut Up Chapter - 2: White Peoples Is Hateful Chapter - 3: And Still the Cry Against Us Continues Chapter - 4: your Momma Is Dead Chapter - 5: Some Serious Secrets Chapter - 6: A Paying Proposition Chapter - 7: He Who Hustleth While He Waiteth Chapter - 8: Comma, Colored Chapter - 9: The Prodigal Sons Chapter - 10: Not One Single, Solitary, Red Penny Chapter - 11: Adultery's Siamese Twin Chapter - 12: Housekeeping! Chapter - 13: Practically Imbeciles Chapter - 14: Very Good Old Colored Woman Chapter - 15: Wilbur and John Chapter - 16: God is Good to Me Section - ii: Epilogue: Markers Acknowledgements - iii: Acknowledgements Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867104686423,"sku":"9781447278092","price":11.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447278092.jpg?v=1722281705","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/truevine-9781447278092","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}