{"product_id":"a-peculiar-legacy-9781734722840","title":"A Peculiar Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe silence of a spiritual community is shattered by the murder of one of their own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan and Rahman Gaffney-Bruce, newly married men, move into the eccentric Washington neighborhood known as Slope to start building a life together. Built precariously on a hill, Slope is home to descendants of the Great Migration and is now a lower middle class Black community trapped in a cycle of spiritual depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of this community, the Gaffney Bruces gather with the other residents every Sunday in quiet prayer and contemplation, in hopes that their collective dreams will be realized: To be seen. To be known. To thrive-on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside them is Pops, the quiet old man who has seen it all; Miss Sandra, the matriarch and maven of Sunday dinners; Royce, one of the few good cops left; and the Gang of Four-soft-spoken Peek, angry Korey, flamboyant Ziggy, and Gino, the natural leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of the youths is felled by gun violence, generations-old secrets threaten to unravel the serenity of this peculiar community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Peculiar Legacy: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Novel by Rashid Darden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Gold Soul Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734722840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Rashid Darden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351244759221,"sku":"9781734722840","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_56587a73-0bea-4c04-9da6-3f4c5d7d7870.jpg?v=1746540848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-peculiar-legacy-9781734722840","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}