{"product_id":"9780451146755","title":"Let the Lion Eat Straw","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, Amistad is honored to reissue in hardcover \u003ci\u003eLet the Lion Eat Straw\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling, hymnlike novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams, whose mother abandons the poverty and despair of the South — and in the process her daughter — for opportunities up North. In the absence of her mother, Abeba clings to Mamma Habblesham, a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope. Their affection for each other seems boundless — until Abeba's mother returns to take her daughter to Brooklyn. As she grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome young singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children, Abeba fights to maintain the dignity of her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReplete with lyricism that lingers long after the reader has finished the last page, \u003ci\u003eLet the Lion Eat Straw\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025379705072,"sku":"9780451146755","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451146755","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}