{"product_id":"9781643755885-kingdom-of-no-tomorrow","title":"Kingdom of No Tomorrow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smart, historical read that's perfect for book clubs, this powerful debut-winner of the 2023 PEN\/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction-tells the story of a young Haitian woman in California who becomes involved with the Black Panthers and discovers that being part of the revolution may not always mean equal justice for women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's that pivotal year, 1968, and Nettie Boileau, a young Haitian student in Oakland, gets caught up in the ongoing revolutionary fever. With her friend Clia Brown, she uses her public health skills to help operate the free health clinics created by the people she believes are \"true revolutionaries,\" the Black Panthers. When she falls in love with Black Panther Party Defense Captain Melvin Mosley, their passionate love affair soon eclipses all else-her friendship with Clia and even her own sense of self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePregnant, Nettie follows Melvin to Chicago to help with a newly-launched Illinois chapter of the Panthers, but once there, she finds Chicago segregated, police surveillance brutal, and her faith in love eroding as Melvin becomes unfaithful. After a violent tussle with the police and the loss of their unborn child, both Nettie and Melvin are caught in the viciousness of J. Edgar Hoover's covert campaigns, and Nettie is soon on the run, desperate to find power in her roots and ultimately, to save herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith richly imagined, relatable characters, \u003ci\u003eKingdom of No Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story of Black love, self-determination, and the importance of revolution in the midst of injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56594326815094,"sku":"9781643755885","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29904268.jpg?v=1762276162","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781643755885-kingdom-of-no-tomorrow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}