{"product_id":"a-womans-place-9780345471680","title":"A Woman's Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe compelling story of three black women who meet at a New England college in the late sixties and form a friendship that will guide them through the changes, the joys, and the tears of the coming years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Faith, small-boned and delicate, the daughter of a strong-willed mother and a father she no longer remembers, longs for the one experience that will show her to herself. Serena, a passionate and outspoken radical, has an intense political commitment and pride in her African roots, which will lead her to find a life on a continent far away. And Crystal, a poet from girlhood, has a long love affair with words that will be put to the ultimate test when she must explain to her father her love for a man of another race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A radical new talent . . . The poignancy invites comparison to \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A book that should be bought, read, and cherished, because it is a story of hope, a story of triumph and, above all, a testimony to resilience.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarita Golden \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAfter, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMigrations of the Heart, Saving Our Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDon't Play in the Sun. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the founder of the Hurston\/Wright Foundation, an organization that supports African American writers. She lives in Mitchellville, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460139651346,"sku":"9780345471680","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85a97b74-a796-4210-895e-863ef0bfeb38.jpg?v=1730030296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-womans-place-9780345471680","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}