{"product_id":"city-of-refuge-9780061673610","title":"City of Refuge","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCity of Refuge, \u003c\/em\u003ea heart-wrenching novel from Tom Piazza, the author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eWhy New Orleans Matters, \u003c\/em\u003etwo New Orleans families--one black and one white--confront Hurricane Katrina, a storm that will change the course of their lives. Reaching across America--from the neighborhoods of New Orleans to Texas, Chicago, and elsewhere--\u003cem\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/em\u003e explores this turning point in American culture, one whose reverberations are only beginning to be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiazza, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTom Piazza is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e, the post-Katrina manifesto \u003cem\u003eWhy New Orleans Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, the essay collection \u003cem\u003eDevil Sent the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other works. He was a principal writer for the HBO drama series \u003cem\u003eTreme\u003c\/em\u003e and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to \u003cem\u003eMartin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555926577426,"sku":"9780061673610","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f33d31e7-4a97-4b55-972a-b109f67effaa.jpg?v=1731745006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/city-of-refuge-9780061673610","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}