{"product_id":"9781491786888","title":"The Common Threads Trilogy: Common Threads Ii","description":"After Liz McDonald and Joseph Allen are married in the mid-1940s, things go terribly wrong on the family farm in Chatham, Ontario, and there is a great deal of sadness for everyone. Joe and Liz decide to move to Philadelphia, Mississippi, where Joe has accepted a new job designing bridges and overpasses. In 1947, they are excited to begin a new life, especially as they are expecting their first child.\u003cp\u003e  But Joe and Liz are unprepared for the outright hostility they face as a mixed-race couple. In this Ku Klux Klan country in the South, it’s not acceptable for a black man and a white woman to be married, and the community holds this against them. A host of trouble follows Joe and Liz through the birth of their multi-racial twins and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cem\u003eCommon Threads II\u003c\/em\u003e, the second book in a three-book series, follows the lives of Joe and Liz who naively try to establish roots in a place where their interracial marriage is taboo. This novel narrates the couples’ trials and tribulations and their experiences with racial cruelty and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  “A tense tale with a complex portrayal of loss, life and love.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  -Dr. Joseph Zadra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165986373872,"sku":"9781491786888","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491786888_p0.jpg?v=1763659905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491786888","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}