{"product_id":"let-the-lion-eat-straw-9780060724214","title":"Let the Lion Eat Straw","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed upon publication by writers and critics alike, including Shirley Hazzard and Charles Johnson, \u003cem\u003e Let the Lion Eat Straw\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams, whose mother abandons the poverty of the South -- and in the process her daughter -- for opportunities up North. Missing her mother, she clings to Mamma Habblesham, a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope. Their affection for each other seems boundless -- until Abeba's mother returns to take her to Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Abeba grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children of her own, she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. \u003cem\u003eLet the Lion Eat Straw\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellease Southerland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060724214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoutherland, Ellease:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllease Southerland, recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Award for Poetry, is professor of African Literature at Pace University in New York. The author of the novel \u003cem\u003eA Feast of Fools\u003c\/em\u003e and the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Sun Spins\u003c\/em\u003e, Ms. Southerland divides her time between Nigeria and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40287209783411,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9bced902-1b25-47b7-bd5d-ffe27d44ff01.jpg?v=1658235979","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/let-the-lion-eat-straw-9780060724214","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}