{"product_id":"lilly-9780999402764","title":"Lilly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's 1974, and Susie Burton and Rodney Thibault--a white girl and black boy--leave the prejudice of South Louisiana behind and run off to New York to be married. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey believe they have the protection of a local doctor to keep the Klan and Susie's dad from disturbing their plans, but Susie finds herself alone in New York City.\u003cbr\u003eFour-year-old Lilly comes into Susie's life to assuage her pain and loneliness, and the relationship between the older and younger girls shapes what happens over the next ten years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusie continues to write the stories Catfish told her about plantation life and the changes that took place after the abolishment of slavery. The Burtons help Tootsie, who is Catfish's daughter, tell Susie new stories about Catfish and their family, and Susie tells Lilly her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLilly is a story of love and redemption, of sacrifice and reward, of pain and joy. The legacy of Catfish lives on through Susie and Lilly as they navigate the ever-changing world of the 1970s and 1980s where Negroes become African Americans, coloreds become blacks, the Vietnam War creates havoc, the Nixon Whitehouse falls apart, and integration and equal rights make historical impacts on the Deep South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow all of these changes affect Susie, Rodney, Lilly, and all the people of Jean Ville, Louisiana, will surprise and amaze readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madelyn Bennett Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madelyn Edwards Author LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999402764\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Madelyn Edwards Author LLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40581924585587,"sku":"0999402765","price":33.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_347ef6dd-01cd-41b2-9adb-9199e814dbd1.jpg?v=1668607563","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lilly-9780999402764","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}