{"product_id":"those-bones-are-not-my-child-paperback","title":"Those Bones Are Not My Child - 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\u003eToni Cade Bambara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis suspenseful novel portrays a community--and a family--under siege, during the shocking string of murders of black children in Atlanta in the early 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten over a span of twelve years, and edited by Toni Morrison, who calls \u003cb\u003eThose Bones Are Not My Child\u003c\/b\u003e the author's magnum opus, Toni Cade Bambara's last novel leaves us with an enduring and revelatory chronicle of an American nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving elected its first black mayor in 1980, Atlanta projected an image of political progressiveness and prosperity. But between September 1979 and June 1981, more than forty black children were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and brutally murdered throughout \"The City Too Busy to Hate.\" Zala Spencer, a mother of three, is barely surviving on the margins of a flourishing economy when she awakens on July 20, 1980 to find her teenage son Sonny missing. As hours turn into days, Zala realizes that Sonny is among the many cases of missing children just beginning to attract national attention. Growing increasingly disillusioned with the authorities, who respond to Sonny's disappearance with cold indifference, Zala and her estranged husband embark on a desperate search. Through the eyes of a family seized by anguish and terror, we watch a city roiling with political, racial, and class tensions.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten over a span of twelve years, and edited by Toni Morrison, who calls Those Bones Are Not My Child the author's magnum opus, Bambara's last novel leaves us with an enduring and revelatory chronicle of an American nightmare. \u003cbr\u003eIn a suspenseful novel of uncommon depth and intensity, Toni Cade Bambara renders a harrowing portrait of a city under siege. Having elected its first black mayor in 1980, Atlanta projected an image of political progressiveness and prosperity. But between September 1979 and June 1981, more than forty black children were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and brutally murdered throughout \"The City Too Busy to Hate.\" \u003cbr\u003eA separated mother of three holding down several jobs, Zala Spencer has managed to survive on the margins of a flourishing economy until she awakens the morning of Sunday, July 20, 1980, to find her teenage son Sonny missing. As the hours turn into days, Zala realizes that Sonny is among the many cases of missing children just beginning to attract national attention. Growing increasingly disillusioned with the authorities, who respond to Sonny's disappearance with cold indifference, Zala and her estranged husband embark on a desperate search. Through the eyes of a family seized by anguish and terror, we watch a city roiling with political, racial, and class tensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eToni Cade Bambara is the author of two short-story collections, \u003ci\u003eGorilla My Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeabirds Are Still Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Salt Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also edited \u003ci\u003eThe Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales and Short Stories for Black Folks\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works have appeared in various periodicals and have been translated into several languages. She died in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158207430719,"sku":"9780679774082","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c1Z3TkpaRW5hMXdJeC92bVpHa0dCdz09.webp?v=1776987805","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/those-bones-are-not-my-child-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}