{"product_id":"when-blackness-was-a-virtue-paperback","title":"When Blackness Was a Virtue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Grant Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Grant Jaffe captures the chaos of the protagonist's sudden downturn in his personal life, dealing with an ex-wife who makes his life miserable, and trying to keep his children happy in the midst of it all. He finds release for his frustrations through the violence of his bookie job as he tries to make sense of what happened to his life and hold onto his morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Blackness Was a Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eMichael Grant Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e's fourth novel. He's also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkateaway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDance Real Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Twentieth Century Fox Film \u003ci\u003eA Cool, Dry Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Blackness Was a Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e is Jaffe's fourth novel. He's also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkateaway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDance Real Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Twentieth Century Fox Film \u003ci\u003eA Cool, Dry Place\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring Vince Vaughn. In addition, Jaffe is a journalist who spent more than a decade on staff at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia University. Currently, he lives in Ohio with his two daughters.\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 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700511215679,"sku":"9781938604508","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0198d6c5bcfdeb20c0820e1cfd6bb141.webp?v=1765017034","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/when-blackness-was-a-virtue-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}