{"product_id":"book-of-the-little-axe-9780802158543","title":"Book of the Little Axe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e EDITOR'S CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmbitious and masterfully-wrought, Lauren Francis-Sharma's \u003ci\u003eBook of the Little Axe\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredible journey, spanning decades and oceans from Trinidad to the American West during the tumultuous days of warring colonial powers and westward expansion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In 1796 Trinidad, young Rosa Rend n quietly but purposefully rebels against the life others expect her to lead. Bright, competitive, and opinionated, Rosa sees no reason she should learn to cook and keep house, for it is obvious her talents lie in running the farm she, alone, views as her birthright. But when her homeland changes from Spanish to British rule, it becomes increasingly unclear whether its free black property owners--Rosa's family among them--will be allowed to keep their assets, their land, and ultimately, their freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy 1830, Rosa is living among the Crow Nation in Bighorn, Montana with her children and her husband, Edward Rose, a Crow chief. Her son Victor is of the age where he must seek his vision and become a man. But his path forward is blocked by secrets Rosa has kept from him. So Rosa must take him to where his story began and, in turn, retrace her own roots, acknowledging along the way, the painful events that forced her from the middle of an ocean to the rugged terrain of a far-away land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802158543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Lauren Francis-Sharma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39816841691317,"sku":"9780802158543","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_24fa6abc-17d4-4b57-99ff-429adb3fd605.jpg?v=1618927279","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/book-of-the-little-axe-9780802158543","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}