{"product_id":"landfall-paperback","title":"Landfall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Urbani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo mothers and their teenage daughters, whose lives collide in a fatal car crash, take turns narrating Ellen Urbani's breathtaking novel, \u003ci\u003eLandfall, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Rosebud have never met but they share a birth year, a name, and a bloody pair of sneakers. Rose's quest to atone for the accident that kills Rosebud, a young woman so much like herself but for the color of her skin, unfolds alongside Rosebud's battle to survive the devastating flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward and to find help for her unstable mother. These unforgettable characters give voice to the dead of the storm and, in a stunning twist, demonstrate how what we think we know can make us blind to what matters most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosebud Howard almost survives. She charges through the Lower Ninth Ward, beating the wall of floodwater by a half-block. She clambers out of an attic, onto a roof, into a rowboat. But her grueling trek to Tuscaloosa, in search of help for her family, ends when she's hit and killed by a car laden with supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims. Passenger Rose Aikens, orphaned by the crash, climbs away from the wreck after lacing the dead girl's sneakers onto her own feet. When she discovers they share not only shoes but a name and a birth year, Rose embarks upon a guilt-assuaging odyssey to retrace Rosebud's last steps and locate her remaining kin. The stories and destinies of these two teenagers--one black, one white--converge in \u003ci\u003eLandfall\u003c\/i\u003e, giving voices to the dead and demonstrating how strangers, with perseverance and forgiveness, can unite to reconstruct each other's shattered family histories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Urbani\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLandfall\u003c\/i\u003e (2015, Forest Avenue Press), a work of contemporary historical fiction, and the memoir\u003ci\u003e When I Was Elena\u003c\/i\u003e (2006, The Permanent Press; a BookSense Notable selection). Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous anthologies, and has been widely excerpted. She has reviewed books for \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, served as a federal disaster\/trauma specialist, and has lectured nationally on this topic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702084014143,"sku":"9780988265776","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eb1109c54513749ee296dde86e35c5c8.webp?v=1765023084","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/landfall-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}