{"product_id":"9780140187991-just-above-my-head","title":"Just Above My Head","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores how gospel singer Arthur Montana discovers his love for Jimmy and portrays how profoundly racial politics can shape the private business of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief-stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and their encounters with wealth, love and fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Baldwin's last novel is a monumental saga that ranges from New York to Paris, Korea to Africa to portray how profoundly racial politics can shape life, especially in the private business of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Warm, melancholy . Hall Montana's voice is the conduit for Baldwin's most distinctive quality as a writer, his abundant tenderness' \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40904006041697,"sku":"9780140187991","price":12.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27263580.jpg?v=1721798398","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140187991-just-above-my-head","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}