{"product_id":"dead-letters-from-paradise-paperback","title":"Dead Letters from Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn McMan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-time Lambda Literary Award-winning author Ann McMan introduces readers to a spinster postal investigator for the Winston-Salem Dead Letter Office who finds herself enmeshed in the mystery of solving who is sending undeliverable love letters to the town's 18th-century \u003cem\u003ehortus medicus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe year is 1960, and \u003cem\u003eGunsmoke\u003c\/em\u003e is the most popular show on TV. Elvis Presley tops the Billboard charts, and a charismatic young senator named John F. Kennedy is running for president. And, in North Carolina, four young Black men sit down at a Woolworth's lunch counter and demand service.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter Esther Jane (EJ) Cloud, a forty-something spinster who manages the Dead Letter Office at the Winston-Salem post office. EJ leads a quiet life in her Old Salem ancestral home and spends her free time volunteering in the town's 18th-century medicinal garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne sunny Spring morning, EJ's world is turned upside down when she is handed a stack of handwritten letters that have all been addressed to a nonexistent person at the garden. This simple act sets in motion a chain of events that will lead EJ on a life-altering quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious letter writer--and into a surprising, head-on confrontation with the harsh realities of the racial injustice that is as deeply rooted in the life of her community as the ancient herbs cultivated in the Moravian garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen EJ is forced to read the letters to look for clues about the anonymous sender, what she discovers are lyrical tales of a forbidden passion that threaten to unravel the simple contours of her unexamined life. EJ's official quest soon morphs into a journey of self-discovery. Her surprising accomplice on this quest becomes a savvy, street-smart ten-year-old wielding an eye patch and a limitless supply of aphorisms. Together, the unlikely duo makes pilgrimages to a tiny town called Paradise to try and crack the case--while ultimately learning better ways to navigate the changing world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort-listed for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003cem\u003eShelf Unbound's\u003c\/em\u003e 100 Top Notable Indie Titles of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003cem\u003eAutostraddle's\u003c\/em\u003e list of 92 of the Best Queer Books of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003cem\u003eOut in Print's\u003c\/em\u003e Favorite Books of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn McMan is the author of twelve novels and two short story collections. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award recipient, a five-time Independent Publisher (IPPY) medalist, a \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eINDIES medalist, and a laureate of the Alice B. Foundation for her outstanding body of work. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257678708985,"sku":"9781612942353","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pMoJGK23-T9781612942353.webp?v=1768752439","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dead-letters-from-paradise-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}