{"product_id":"the-last-suspicious-holdout-stories","title":"The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe thirteen gripping tales In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the new story collection by award-winning author Ladee Hubbard, deftly chronicle poignant moments in the lives of an African American community located in a \"sliver of southern suburbia.\" Spanning from 1992 to 2007, the stories represent a period during which the Black middle-class expanded while stories of welfare Queens, crack babies, and super predators abounded in the media. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \"False Cognates,\" a formerly incarcerated attorney struggles with raising the tuition to keep his troubled son in an elite private school. In \"There He Go,\" a young girl whose mother moves constantly clings to a picture of the grandfather she doesn't know but invents stories of his greatness. Characters spotlighted in one story reappear in another, providing a stunning testament to the enduring resilience of Black people as they navigate the \"post-racial\" period \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e so vividly portrays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asè Book Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41370220757188,"sku":"","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7834\/7972\/products\/stories.gif?v=1649026384","url":"https:\/\/www.thehomeplaceinstitute.com\/products\/the-last-suspicious-holdout-stories","provider":"Asè Book Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}