{"product_id":"keeper-of-lost-children-9781668069912","title":"Keeper of Lost Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this new novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, one American woman's vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEthel Gathers, the proud wife of an American Officer, is living in Occupied Germany in the 1950s. After discovering a local orphanage filled with the abandoned mixed-race children of German women and Black American GI's, Ethel feels compelled to help find these children homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philadelphia born Ozzie Phillips volunteers for the recently desegregated army in 1948, eager to make his mark in the world. While serving in Manheim, Germany, he meets a local woman, Jelka, and the two embark on a relationship that will impact their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1965 Maryland, Sophia Clark is given an opportunity to attend a prestigious all white boarding school and escape her heartless parents. While at the school, she discovers a secret that upends her world and sends her on a quest to unravel her own identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Toggling between the lives of these three individuals, \u003ci\u003eKeeper of Lost Children\u003c\/i\u003e explores how one woman's vision will change the course of countless lives, and demonstrates that love in its myriad of forms--familial, parental, and forbidden, even love of self--can be transcendent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSadeqa Johnson is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of five novels. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, Reese's Book Club selection, NAACP Image Award nominee, and Goodreads Choice award finalist. Her previous novel, \u003ci\u003eYellow Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, was the Library of Virginia's Literary People's Choice Award winner, Goodreads Choice Award finalist, Hurston\/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, and a BCALA Literary Award honoree. Originally from Philadelphia, Sadeqa currently lives near Richmond, Virginia. For more information, go to Sadeqa.net.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"37 Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000327794962,"sku":"9781668069912","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5182af97-4eb5-43e2-a6ac-d36a7acf7e7f.jpg?v=1771335734","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/keeper-of-lost-children-9781668069912","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}