{"product_id":"perish","title":"Perish","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by *\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America.com\u003c\/i\u003e* *\u003ci\u003eEssence*\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003ci\u003eEsquire* *Bustle* *PopSugar* *Ms. Magazine* \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e*The Millions* \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePerish\u003c\/i\u003e, about a Black Texan family, exploring the effects of inherited trauma and intergenerational violence as the family comes together to say goodbye to their matriarch on her deathbed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBear it or perish yourself\u003c\/i\u003e. Those are the words Helen Jean hears that fateteful night in her cousin's outhouse that change the trajectory of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning decades, \u003ci\u003ePerish\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the choices Helen Jean--the matriarch of the Turner family--makes and the way those choices have rippled across generations, from her children to her grandchildren and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in alternating chapters, \u003ci\u003ePerish\u003c\/i\u003e follows four members of the Turner family: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean's thumb; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark and twisted past; Jan, a mother of two who yearns to go to school and leave Jerusalem, Texas, and all of its trauma behind for good; and Lydia, a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can't seem to stay pregnant, as they're called home to say goodbye to their mother and grandmother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis family's \"reunion\" unearths long-kept secrets and forces each member to ask themselves important questions about who is deserving of forgiveness and who bears the cross of blame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in vividly drawn Texas and tackling themes like trauma, legacy, faith, home, class, race, and more, this beautiful yet heart heart-wrenching novel will appeal to anyone who is interested in the intricacies of family and the ways bonds can be made, maintained, or irrevocably broken.","brand":"Latoya Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43260338045155,"sku":"9780593185919","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9780593185919-us.jpg?v=1661197296","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/perish","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}