{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-dogtown-9780743225748","title":"The Last Days of Dogtown","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent novel. A lovely and moving portrait of society's outcasts...affirms the essential humanity of its poor and stubborn residents, for whom each day of survival is a victory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and \"witches.\" Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Anita Diamant's keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Dogtown\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent, Good Harbor, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Dogtown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDay After Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and the collection of essays, \u003ci\u003ePitching My Tent.\u003c\/i\u003e An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParenting, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her website at AnitaDiamant.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655825527058,"sku":"9780743225748","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22a2362c-e0e5-4227-ac6c-8075099e7431.jpg?v=1733382649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-days-of-dogtown-9780743225748","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}