{"product_id":"9781616205270","title":"The Good Negress: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Haunting . . . To read \u003ci\u003eThe Good Negress\u003c\/i\u003e is to fall under a spell, to open a window, to fly.” \u003ci\u003e—Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   Twenty years after its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Negress \u003c\/i\u003econtinues to be an important part of the literary canon, as relevant and necessary as ever. Set in 1960s Detroit, the novel centers around Denise Palms, who leaves her grandmother’s home in rural Virginia to reunite with her mother, stepfather, and older brothers. As a black teenage girl, Denise is given scarce opportunity beyond cooking, cleaning, and raising her mother’s baby. But an idealistic, demanding teacher opens Denise’s eyes to a future she has never considered, and soon she begins to question the limits of the life prescribed to her.   With lyrical, evocative prose, A. J. Verdelle captures Denise’s journey from adolescence to womanhood as she navigates the tension between loyalty and independence, and between circumstance and desire. \u003ci\u003eThe Good Negress\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable debut—simultaneously the portrait of a family and a glimpse into an era of twentieth-century America.  \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055653044464,"sku":"9781616205270","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616205270_p0.jpg?v=1763851931","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616205270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}