{"product_id":"dollbaby-paperback","title":"Dollbaby - 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\u003eLaura Lane McNeal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans--a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure. Fannie's New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been--and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum--is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie's black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Fannie's own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibby's arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbaby's hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eSaving CeeCee Honeycutt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDollbaby\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, \u003ci\u003eDollbaby \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel readers will take to their hearts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Lane McNeal\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in New Orleans, where she lives today with her husband and two sons. She graduated from Southern Methodist University. She also has an MBA from Tulane and ran her own marketing consulting firm in New Orleans. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227216953593,"sku":"9780143127499","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Vks1Z0tLUnhDbjJ6S1djcU5MalFPUT09.webp?v=1768279031","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dollbaby-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}