{"product_id":"the-vain-conversation-paperback-1","title":"The Vain Conversation - 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\u003eAnthony Grooms\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClarence Major\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eT. Geronimo Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An incisive, gripping, and empathetic novel.\" -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e [starred review]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing novel based on the true story of the 1946 lynching of two Black couples in Georgia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitness to a lynching in 1946, Lonnie is compelled to understand the brutal event and investigate his own culpability. Set in Georgia and drawn from real events, Anthony Grooms imagines his story from the perspectives of both the victims and the perpetrators. \u003ci\u003eThe Vain Conversation \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a conversation in which all Americans must be engaged. A foreword is provided by American poet, painter, and novelist Clarence Major. An afterward is written by T. Geronimo Johnson, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Braggsville\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHold It 'Til It Hurts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Grooms\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBombingham \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrouble No More: Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eboth winners of the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he taught writing and American literature at universities in Ghana and Sweden and, since 1994, at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253648638201,"sku":"9781643364513","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2ssQeFPo7U9781643364513_1fd4db85-c627-442e-acab-aeccfdb70924.webp?v=1768703417","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-vain-conversation-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}