{"product_id":"2940169123609","title":"Five-Carat Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003e¿A vivid, often funny story collection that examines serious topics like race, war, history, and self-identity¿all with a deft hand and a fluid, musical voice.¿ ¿Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Awardamp;ndash;winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eFive-Carat Soul\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;none of them ever published beforeamp;mdash;spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They're funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authenticamp;mdash;all told with McBride's unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As McBride did in his National Book award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and his bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don't fully comprehend. The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161327321328,"sku":"2940169123609","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169123609_p0.jpg?v=1763761461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169123609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}