{"product_id":"the-good-lord-bird-a-novel","title":"The Good Lord Bird : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong \u003c\/i\u003e(an Oprah Book Club pick) and\u003ci\u003e The Color of Water \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade--and who must pass as a girl to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856--a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces--when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town--along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859--one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFormat: P\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublis\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed:  USA, 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublish\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: Penguin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781594632785\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56718512849227,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781594632785.jpg?v=1772882007","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/the-good-lord-bird-a-novel","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}