{"product_id":"rising-9780312303068","title":"Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe should have been able to trust him.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight sweats were my dance, especially in the Huston home. They were a continuation of the visions I had experienced in Dorchester, only here, they were much more violent.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a wealthy community in northern Michigan, Rising tells the story of nine-year-old Symone, who is adopted by the Hustons--a shameless family with a house at the top of the hill--after her mother dies of a drug overdose. And though Symone is all too happy to leave the Dorchester projects behind, she can't help but wonder why this rich white couple has come to the ghetto to adopt a black girl who looked white. Soon Symone discovers that the Hustons aren't saviors but instead demons who have delivered her into another kind of hell. She escapes only to return again years later, realizing that she must face the demons of her past if she has any hope of surviving the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRising is an evocative, undeniably potent, and completely unforgettable novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darnella Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312303068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2002 pg. 1415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2002 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQbr the Black Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2002 pg. 571\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 99 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarnella Ford \u003c\/b\u003ebegan writing at the age of nine. She has written several screenplays and one teleplay. She is also a Spoken Word artist and performs regularly in the Los Angeles area, where she lives. \u003ci\u003eRising \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41335545692275,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_682eec7f-2e47-4e0f-9bd8-423ab8153390.jpg?v=1707323906","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rising-9780312303068","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}