{"product_id":"2940169256222","title":"Slaves in the Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty years after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, \u003ci\u003eSlaves in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e makes its audio debut, with a new preface by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ball family hails from South Carolina amp;mdash; Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to 4,000 black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSlaves in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, \u003ci\u003eSlaves in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e is, in the words of Pat Conroy, \"a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word `family.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116496797936,"sku":"2940169256222","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169256222_p0.jpg?v=1763676932","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169256222","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}