{"product_id":"9781474622721-happy-land","title":"Happy Land","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spellbinding new novel from the bestselling author of Take My Hand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman learns the astonishing truth of her family's ties to a real-life American Kingdom in this riveting novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTake My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exactly the novel we need right here, right now' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTAYARI JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJODI PICOULT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exhilarating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARMAINE WILKERSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family's ties to a vanished American Kingdom in this riveting new novel from the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTake My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNikki Berry hasn't seen her grandmother Rita in years. When she calls out of the blue asking Nikki to visit her urgently in the hills of North Carolina, Nikki hesitates only for a moment. Her mother and grandmother have long been estranged, and after years of silence in her family, Nikki is determined to learn the truth while she still can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut instead of answers about the recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki the incredible story of a kingdom on this very mountain, and of her great-great-great grandmother, Luella, who became its queen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt sounds like the makings of a fairy tale - royalty among a community of freed people. But the more Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land, the more she realizes how much of her identity and her family's secrets are contained in these hills. Because this land is their legacy, and it is up to her to protect it before - like so much else - it is stolen away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eHappy Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a transporting multi-generational novel about the stories that shape us and the dazzling courage it takes to dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563264819574,"sku":"9781474622721","price":15.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33982256.jpg?v=1753428336","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474622721-happy-land","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}