{"product_id":"a-tender-thing-9780593084892","title":"A Tender Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating debut novel set under the dazzling lights of late 1950s Broadway, where a controversial new musical pushes the boundaries of love, legacy, and art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in rural Wisconsin, Eleanor O'Hanlon always felt different. In love with musical theater from a young age, she memorized every show album she could get her hands on. So when she discovers an open call for one of her favorite productions, she leaves behind everything she knows to run off to New York City and audition. Raw and untrained, she catches the eye of famed composer Don Mannheim, who catapults her into the leading role of his new work, \u003ci\u003eA Tender Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, a provocative love story between a white woman and black man, one never before seen on a Broadway stage. As news of the production spreads, setting off an outpouring of protest that threatens the possibility of the show itself, Eleanor is forced to confront her own naive beliefs about the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulsing with the vitality and drive of 1950s New York, \u003ci\u003eA Tender Thing \u003c\/i\u003eimmerses readers right into the heart of Broadway's Golden Age, a time in which the music soared and the world was on the brink of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593084892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Emily Neuberger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398239699125,"sku":"9780593084892","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fd0f00b0-ae38-4652-a8ee-26f122ac4e67.jpg?v=1615299954","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-tender-thing-9780593084892","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}