{"product_id":"folly-park-9781647422714","title":"Folly Park","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eSurviving Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e by Patti Callahan, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Friends\u003c\/i\u003e by Lisa Wingate, and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e by Joshilyn Jackson will enjoy \u003ci\u003eFolly Park\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre we ever able to escape the past? Should we be allowed to? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough deeply ashamed of her slaveholding heritage, Temple Preston's sense of duty and bittersweet memories tie her to Folly Park, her family's crumbling ancestral plantation in Virginia. Now a cash-strapped tourist attraction, Folly Park was once the home of Confederate General Thomas Temple Smith, a southern war hero who died under mysterious circumstances. Temple is pursuing a plan to secure the house museum's future when her summer research assistant, a Black PhD student, uncovers a remarkable secret: the general's wife gave birth to a biracial baby while he was away fighting in the Civil War. This discovery turns Temple's quiet, insulated life upside down, and--along with further revelations about the past that come to light in the ensuing weeks--fuels the growing tension in her hometown as a Black activist and Temple's own race-baiting brother square off in a local campaign for mayor. Faced with threats and betrayal, Temple discovers who she really is--and how much she's willing to lose to tell the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388026982674,"sku":"9781647422714","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e1a2b25-a8bf-4db3-be1f-9421e44c4b38.jpg?v=1728886500","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/folly-park-9781647422714","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}