{"product_id":"the-house-of-plain-truth-9798986241814","title":"The House of Plain Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline isn't prepared for a tense reunion with her sisters or for her father's startling deathbed wish that she repair their long-broken family legacy and find the sister and two brothers no one has seen in more than 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving through time and place, from modern-day Brooklyn and Montego Bay to 1930s Havana and back again, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Plain Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey through generational secrets and a family coming to terms with its past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the author's own history, this soulful novel explores a fascinating story of immigration, divided loyalties, and what one woman must sacrifice in her attempt to find home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Hemans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.35w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986241814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna Hemans\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRiver Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTea by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the owner of DC Writers Room. Born in Jamaica, Hemans lives in Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zibby Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43182349320307,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":31.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_32c5a40c-d908-4f92-8243-e65022a2ad12.jpg?v=1752147433","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-house-of-plain-truth-9798986241814","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}