{"product_id":"skin-bones-9780316570886","title":"Skin \u0026 Bones","description":"\u003cb\u003eBest Book of May 2024 by \u003ci\u003eNew York Post. \u003c\/i\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life--between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything she's learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that don't understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through Watson's poetic voice, \u003ci\u003eskin \u0026amp; bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e RenÃ©e Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316570886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenée Watson is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Over the past decade she has authored fifteen young adult books, which have collectively sold more than a million copies. She received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003ePiecing Me Together\u003c\/i\u003e and high praise for \u003ci\u003e1619 Project: Born on the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater\u003c\/i\u003e. Watson is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets' Education Advisory Council. She is also a writer-in-residence at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Program. Renée splits her time between New York City and Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769250381939,"sku":"9.78032E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a5a5515f-151e-46da-b346-ccc0a2047d6b.jpg?v=1757073155","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/skin-bones-9780316570886","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}