{"product_id":"quicksand-9781454953111","title":"Quicksand","description":"The orphan of a Danish mother and a West Indian father, Helga Crane is a young woman caught between cultures and in search of a home. Though her beauty and education open many doors, as a biracial woman in 1920s America, Helga is accepted by neither the Black nor the white communities--instead remaining an object of curiosity and an outsider wherever she goes. Her furious quest for belonging will take her from Chicago to New York to Denmark: a journey rife with autobiographical parallels to Larsen's own life. With its astonishingly contemporary take on identity and an angry, rebellious heroine, \u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic novel ripe for rediscovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNellallitea \"Nella\" Larsen \u003c\/b\u003e(1891-1964) was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote earned her recognition by her contemporaries and by present-day critics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878037557522,"sku":"9781454953111","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7effbf32-9975-403e-8347-5203a128d7ed.jpg?v=1764073295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/quicksand-9781454953111","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}