{"product_id":"2940157116392","title":"A Hollow Cup","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e  ~~A Crime of Hate and Race~~\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn unsolved murder from the past comes to light in a small Southern town.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA coming-of age story and a classic murder mystery, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hollow Cup \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebegins in a small Southern town in the 1960s.   New Hope is in turmoil when a beautiful girl, an enthusiastic participant in the local civil rights movement, is killed after a demonstration on the College campus.  This \"race murder\" goes unsolved for twenty-five years until two men – friends and rivals as children – return to their hometown to prosecute and defend the man who's finally been charged.  The past catches up with them as old secrets are revealed and old passions re-ignited, and the mystery is finally explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Black separatist movements, the politics and educational impact of various social and racial programs, opportunities to divide or unite, and threats to the status quo all collide . . . Readers who appreciate blends of legal process and social issues, especially novels about racism's lasting impact on individuals and communities, will relish this book's hard-hitting attention to two lives changed by an investigation into past events.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         --Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review","brand":"W \u0026 B Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103845925104,"sku":"2940157116392","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157116392_p0.jpg?v=1764102277","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157116392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}