{"product_id":"9780807012949","title":"White Rat: Short Stories","description":"Originally published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eWhite Rat\u003c\/i\u003e contains twelve provocative tales that explore the emotional and mental terrain of a diverse cast of characters, from the innocent to the insane. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn each, Jones displays her unflinching ability to dive into the most treacherous of psyches and circumstances: the title story examines the identity and relationship conundrums of a black man who can pass for white, earning him the name “White Rat” as an infant; “The Women” follows a girl whose mother brings a line of female lovers to live in their home; “Jevata” details eighteen-year-old Freddy’s relationship with the fifty-year-old title character; “The Coke Factory” tracks the thoughts of a mentally handicapped adolescent abandoned by his mother; and “Asylum” focuses on a woman having a nervous breakdown, trying to protect her dignity and her private parts as she enters an institution. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn uncompromising prose, and dialect that veers from northern, educated tongues to down-home southern colloquialisms, Jones illuminates lives that society ignores, moving them to center stage.  ","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917971570928,"sku":"9780807012949","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807012949_p0.jpg?v=1763730010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807012949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}