{"product_id":"2940170267705","title":"The House Girl : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo remarkable women, separated by more than a century, whose lives unexpectedly intertwine. . . 2004: Lina Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on a historic class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves. 1852: Josephine is a seventeen-year-old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia tobacco farm-an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her artist father, Lina discovers that art historians now suspect that the revered paintings of Lu Anne Bell were actually the work of her house slave, Josephine. A descendant of Josephine's would be the perfect face for the lawsuit-if Lina can find one. In piecing together Josephine's story, Lina embarks on a journey that will lead her to question her own life. This searing tale of art and history, love and secrets explores what it means to repair a wrong, and asks whether truth can be more important than justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformed by Bahni Turpin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102388404464,"sku":"2940170267705","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170267705_p0.jpg?v=1763706544","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170267705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}