{"product_id":"isaacs-song-9781335090416","title":"Isaac's Song","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A Southern Review of Books Best Southern Book of January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/em\u003e 13 of the Best New Queer Books Out in January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A Book of the Month Pick for January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker*\u003cbr\u003e*From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved author of \u003cem\u003eDon't Cry for Me\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Perfect Peace\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a poignant, emotionally exuberant novel about a young queer Black man finding his voice in 1980s Chicago--a novel of family, forgiveness and perseverance, for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsaac is at a crossroads in his young life. Growing up in Missouri, the son of a caustic, hard-driving father, he was conditioned to suppress his artistic pursuits and physical desires, notions that didn't align with a traditional view of masculinity. But now, in late '80s Chicago, Isaac has finally carved out a life of his own. He is sensitive and tenderhearted and has built up the courage to seek out a community. Yet just as he begins to embrace who he is, two social catalysts--the AIDS crisis and Rodney King's attack--collectively extinguish his hard-earned joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a therapist's encouragement, Isaac begins to write down his story. In the process, he taps into a creative energy that will send him on a journey back to his family, his ancestral home in Arkansas and the inherited trauma of the nation's dark past. But a surprise discovery will either unlock the truths he's seeking or threaten to derail the life he's fought so hard to claim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoignant, sweeping and luminously told, \u003cem\u003eIsaac's Song \u003c\/em\u003eis a return to the beloved characters of \u003cem\u003eDon't Cry for Me\u003c\/em\u003e and a high-water mark in the career of an award-winning author.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187529974034,"sku":"9781335090416","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fef5471-82e0-42f2-8d8d-8926c751c3fb.jpg?v=1744644929","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/isaacs-song-9781335090416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}