{"product_id":"promise-paperback-1","title":"Promise - 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\u003eMinrose Gwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of a devastating tornado that rips through the town of Tupelo, Mississippi, at the height of the Great Depression, two women worlds apart--one black, one white; one a great-grandmother, the other a teenager--fight for their families' survival in this lyrical and powerful novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gwin's gift shines in the complexity of her characters and their fraught relationships with each other, their capacity for courage and hope, coupled with their passion for justice.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJonis Agee, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe River Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few minutes after 9 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 5, 1936, a massive funnel cloud flashing a giant fireball and roaring like a runaway train careened into the thriving cotton-mill town of Tupelo, Mississippi, killing more than 200 people, not counting an unknown number of black citizens, one-third of Tupelo's population, who were not included in the official casualty figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tornado hits, Dovey, a local laundress, is flung by the terrifying winds into a nearby lake. Bruised and nearly drowned, she makes her way across Tupelo to find her small family--her hardworking husband, Virgil, her clever sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Dreama, and Promise, Dreama's beautiful light-skinned three-month-old son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlowly navigating the broken streets of Tupelo, Dovey stops at the house of the despised McNabb family. Inside, she discovers that the tornado has spared no one, including Jo, the McNabbs' dutiful teenage daughter, who has suffered a terrible head wound. When Jo later discovers a baby in the wreckage, she is certain that she's found her baby brother, Tommy, and vows to protect him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the harrowing hours and days of the chaos that follows, Jo and Dovey will struggle to navigate a landscape of disaster and to battle both the demons and the history that link and haunt them. Drawing on historical events, Minrose Gwin beautifully imagines natural and human destruction in the deep South of the 1930s through the experiences of two remarkable women whose lives are indelibly connected by forces beyond their control. A story of loss, hope, despair, grit, courage, and race, \u003cem\u003ePromise\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us of the transformative power and promise that come from confronting our most troubled relations with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few minutes after 9 p.m. on April 5, 1936, a massive tornado careened into the thriving cotton-mill town of Tupelo, Mississippi, killing more than two hundred people, not counting an un-known number of black citizens, who were not included in the official casualty figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tornado hits, Dovey, a local laundress, bruised and nearly drowned, makes her way across Tupelo to find her small family--her hardworking husband, Virgil; her clever sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Dreama; and Promise, Dreama's beautiful light-skinned three-month-old son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigating the broken streets of Tupelo, Dovey stops at the house of the despised McNabb family. Inside, she discovers that the tornado has spared no one, including Jo, the McNabbs' dutiful teenage daughter, who has suffered a terrible head wound. When Jo later discovers a baby in the wreckage, she is certain that she's found her brother, Tommy, and vows to protect him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the harrowing hours of chaos that follows, Jo and Dovey will struggle to navigate a landscape of disaster and to battle the demons that link them. A story of loss, hope, grit, courage, and race, Promise reminds us of the transformative power that comes from confronting our most troubled relations with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few minutes after 9 p.m. on April 5, 1936, a massive tornado careened into the thriving cotton-mill town of Tupelo, Mississippi, killing more than two hundred people, not counting an un-known number of black citizens, who were not included in the official casualty figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tornado hits, Dovey, a local laundress, bruised and nearly drowned, makes her way across Tupelo to find her small family--her hardworking husband, Virgil; her clever sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Dreama; and Promise, Dreama's beautiful light-skinned three-month-old son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigating the broken streets of Tupelo, Dovey stops at the house of the despised McNabb family. Inside, she discovers that the tornado has spared no one, including Jo, the McNabbs' dutiful teenage daughter, who has suffered a terrible head wound. When Jo later discovers a baby in the wreckage, she is certain that she's found her brother, Tommy, and vows to protect him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the harrowing hours of chaos that follows, Jo and Dovey will struggle to navigate a landscape of disaster and to battle the demons that link them. A story of loss, hope, grit, courage, and race, Promise reminds us of the transformative power that comes from confronting our most troubled relations with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227055800569,"sku":"9780062791849","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dnZDbG0yaDhYZjV6dnBrQmExNGZlQT09.webp?v=1768274187","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/promise-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}