{"product_id":"city-of-refuge-paperback","title":"City of Refuge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Piazza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCity of Refuge, \u003c\/em\u003ea heart-wrenching novel from Tom Piazza, the author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eWhy New Orleans Matters, \u003c\/em\u003etwo New Orleans families--one black and one white--confront Hurricane Katrina, a storm that will change the course of their lives. Reaching across America--from the neighborhoods of New Orleans to Texas, Chicago, and elsewhere--\u003cem\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/em\u003e explores this turning point in American culture, one whose reverberations are only beginning to be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heat of late summer, two New Orleans families--one black and one white--confront a storm that will change the course of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSJ Williams, a carpenter and widower, lives and works in the Lower Ninth Ward community where he was born and raised. Across town, Craig Donaldson, a Midwestern transplant and the editor of the city's alternative paper, faces deepening cracks in his family. When the news of the gathering hurricane spreads--and when the levees give way and the floodwaters come--the fate of each family changes forever. \u003c\/p\u003e--Gather.com\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heat of late summer, two New Orleans families--one black and one white--confront a storm that will change the course of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSJ Williams, a carpenter and widower, lives and works in the Lower Ninth Ward community where he was born and raised. Across town, Craig Donaldson, a Midwestern transplant and the editor of the city's alternative paper, faces deepening cracks in his family. When the news of the gathering hurricane spreads--and when the levees give way and the floodwaters come--the fate of each family changes forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724731453503,"sku":"9780061673610","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8b00cffd02da878429e37cad514a9fdc.webp?v=1765103724","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/city-of-refuge-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}