{"product_id":"2940170038725","title":"Lazaretto: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiane McKinney-Whetstoneamp;#8217;s nationally bestselling novel, \u003cem\u003eTumbling,\u003c\/em\u003e immersed us into Philadelphiaamp;#8217;s black community during the Civil Rights era, and she returns to the city in this new historical novel about a cast of nineteenth-century characters whose colorful lives intersect at the legendary Lazarettoamp;#8212;Americaamp;#8217;s first quarantine hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsolated on an island where two rivers meet, the Lazaretto quarantine hospital is the first stop for immigrants who wish to begin new lives in Philadelphia. The Lazarettoamp;#8217;s black live-in staff forge a strong social community, and when one of them receives permission to get married on the island the mood is one of celebration, particularly since the white staffamp;#8212;save the opium-addicted doctoramp;#8212;are given leave for the weekend. On the eve of the ceremony, a gunshot rings out across the river. A white man has fired at a boat carrying the coupleamp;#8217;s friends and family to the island, and the captain is injured. His life lies in the hands of Sylvia, the Lazarettoamp;#8217;s head nurse, who is shocked to realize she knows the patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntertwined with the drama unfolding at the Lazaretto are the fates of orphan brothers. When one brother commits a crime to protect the other, he imperils both of their livesamp;#8212;and the consequences ultimately deliver both of them to the Lazaretto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful work of historical fiction, Diane McKinney-Whetstone seamlessly transports us to Philadelphia in the aftermath of the Civil War and Lincolnamp;#8217;s assassination, beautifully evoking powerful stories of love, friendship and humanity amid the vibrant black community that flourished amid the troubled times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100590457072,"sku":"2940170038725","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170038725_p0.jpg?v=1763699803","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170038725","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}