{"product_id":"9780241529959-good-dirt","title":"Good Dirt","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eBLACK CAKE\u003c\/i\u003e COMES A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BEGINNING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebeautifully imagined family saga, with a moving and hopeful ending’ \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sensational story about hidden heartbreak, hope, and the power of embracing one's ancestry'\u003c\/b\u003e JESSICA GEORGE, author of \u003ci\u003eMAAME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will be every reader's highlight of 2025'\u003c\/b\u003e ETHAN JOELLA, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE SAME BRIGHT STARS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glittering and discerning prose, poignant yet hopeful'\u003c\/b\u003e NIKKI MAY, author of \u003ci\u003eWAHALA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family full of secrets. A chance to set them all free.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ebby Freeman travels to France to take a three-month hiatus from her complicated home life, the last person she expects to find is her ex-fiancé Henry, with his new girlfriend in tow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly twenty years earlier, the Freemans were the only African American family living in a wealthy coastal enclave in Connecticut when armed robbers invaded their home and tragedy changed their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, just as Ebby thought she had a new chance at happiness, her storybook romance with Henry fell apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, this unexpected encounter with Henry will force Ebby to reckon with her past and to think on the other loss her family suffered that day – the destruction of a beloved stoneware jar crafted by an enslaved ancestor and passed down through the generations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA piece that might hold not only her family history, but also the key to reclaiming her future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the great multi-generational storytellers of our time' \u003c\/b\u003eABI DARE, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm in utter awe of Charmaine - she is the real real'\u003c\/b\u003e HARRIET CONSTABLE, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE INSTRUMENTALIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her brilliance knows no adequate words' \u003c\/b\u003eORE AGBAJE WILLIAMS, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE THREE OF US\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Charmaine Wilkerson and Black Cake:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Completely blew me away'\u003c\/b\u003e Red\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unputdownable. Astonishing. Twists and turns so shocking they will leave your head spinning and your heart aching'\u003c\/b\u003e Grazia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You can't help but fall in love with this book'\u003c\/b\u003e Stylist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novelist to watch'\u003c\/b\u003e Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, deeply resonant . A story that is as meaningful as it is delicious'\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Jenkins Reid\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563208622454,"sku":"9780241529959","price":14.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34007149.jpg?v=1753428165","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241529959-good-dirt","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}