{"product_id":"9780679727910","title":"Ernest J. Gaines - In My Father's House","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ernest J. Gaines. Themes include Fiction, Family Life, African American \u0026amp; Black, Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling novel of a man brought to reckon with his buried past...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In St. Adrienne, a small black community in Louisiana, Reverend Phillip Martin—a respected minister and civil rights leader—comes face to face with the sins of his youth in the person of Robert X, a young, unkempt stranger who arrives in town for a mysterious \"meeting\" with the Reverend.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the confrontation between the two, the young man's secret burden explodes into the open, and Phillip Martin begins a long-neglected journey into his youth to discover how destructive his former life was, for himself and for those around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “…on every page there's an authentic moment, or a dead-right knot of conversation, or a truer-than-true turn of phrase…”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\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":58118695027062,"sku":null,"price":5.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780679727910.jpg?v=1781864424","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780679727910","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}