{"product_id":"the-keepers-of-the-house-9781400030743","title":"The Keepers of the House","description":"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1965, \u003cb\u003eThe Keepers of the House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis Shirley Ann Grau's masterwork, a many-layered indictment of racism and rage that is as terrifying as it is wise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntrenched on the same land since the early 1800s, the Howlands have, for seven generations, been pillars of their Southern community. Extraordinary family lore has been passed down to Abigail Howland, but not all of it. When shocking facts come to light about her late grandfather William's relationship with Margaret Carmichael, a black housekeeper, the community is outraged, and quickly gathers to vent its fury on Abigail. Alone in the house the Howlands built, she is at once shaken by those who have betrayed her, and determined to punish the town that has persecuted her and her kin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorally intricate, graceful and suspenseful, \u003cb\u003eThe Keepers of the House\u003c\/b\u003e has become a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShirley Ann Grau is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of nine novels and short story collections, whose work is set primarily in her native South. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eRoadwalkers, The House on Coliseum Street, The Hard Blue Sky, The Condor Passes, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvidence of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Keepers of the House\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in New Orleans and on Martha's Vineyard.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504352661778,"sku":"9781400030743","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76a7b282-e1db-4135-a70e-5da30ce671da.jpg?v=1730817401","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-keepers-of-the-house-9781400030743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}