{"product_id":"skin-bones-9780316570886","title":"Skin \u0026 Bones","description":"\u003cb\u003eBest Book of May 2024 by \u003ci\u003eNew York Post. \u003c\/i\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life--between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything she's learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that don't understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through Watson's poetic voice, \u003ci\u003eskin \u0026amp; bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRen?e Watson is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Over the past decade she has authored fifteen young adult books, which have collectively sold more than a million copies. She received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003ePiecing Me Together\u003c\/i\u003e and high praise for \u003ci\u003e1619 Project: Born on the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater\u003c\/i\u003e. Watson is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets' Education Advisory Council. She is also a writer-in-residence at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Program. Ren?e splits her time between New York City and Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50570560209170,"sku":"9780316570886","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d7d47f9-606f-4f22-8df6-5cd5428549b6.jpg?v=1746298791","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/skin-bones-9780316570886","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}