{"product_id":"9781805332664-such-sweet-thunder","title":"Such Sweet Thunder","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuch Sweet Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e is a majestic and unforgettable child's-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Luminous. a vibrant portrait of African-American life at the nation's crossroads' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rousing, inspired work, keenly observed and soulful. the novel sparkles with life, soaring with the loose flow of a jazzy improvisation' \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuch Sweet Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e is a majestic and unforgettable child's-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have. But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets. \u003ci\u003eSuch Sweet Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e is a majestic and unforgettable child's-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56500058751350,"sku":"9781805332664","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41161269_284548d4-3c9e-4f31-8489-7638b500a75c.jpg?v=1778128254","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805332664-such-sweet-thunder","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}