{"product_id":"9780571386086","title":"Diane Oliver - Neighbors and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Diane Oliver. Themes include Fiction, Classics, African American \u0026amp; Black, Women, Urban \u0026amp; Street Lit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Celebrated On Bbc Front Row\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This breathtaking collection is a marvel.' \u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Astute, brilliantly observed, timeless:' \u003cb\u003eJackie Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Her precocious and brilliant talent hasn't aged at all.' \u003cb\u003eDamon Galgut\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Exquisite ... These stories are all gems.' \u003cb\u003eMendez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'You hold your breath, completely at her mercy.' \u003cb\u003eLucy Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And she was becoming frightened too, looking at all those white faces pressed against the windowpanes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One Black family comes under attack as their little boy prepares to start at an all-white school.\u003cbr\u003e Friends plan a protest sit-in at the Rose Crest Tea Room, only to be arrested.\u003cbr\u003e The first Black student - always the 'Experiment' - retreats into her closet at a newly integrated college.\u003cbr\u003e And when a social worker enters a secluded woodland cabin, she meets the fate of all visitors . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tragically killed aged twenty-two in 1966, Diane Oliver's masterly stories resonate today with renewed urgency. Steeped in the nightmarish horror of life for the Black community in the Jim Crow-era American South, these chilling tales explore toxic racism and the human toll of activism for 'the cause' with heartbreaking empathy and wisdom. Depicting African American families whole and broken, daily injustices and life-threatening political struggle, \u003ci\u003eNeighbors\u003c\/i\u003e restores a lost star to the twentieth-century literary canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58012835578230,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780571386086.jpg?v=1780502377","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780571386086","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}