{"product_id":"down-here-we-come-up-9781625570567","title":"Down Here We Come Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Big Moose Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOWN HERE WE COME UP is about three women who have lost connection with their children, through alienation, adoption, and across a militarized border. Their lives intersect in a \"safe house\" for migrant workers outside of Wilmington, North Carolina in 2006..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her deathbed, con-artist Jackie Jessup lures home her estranged 26-year-old daughter Kate Jessup. There, Kate meets former teacher Maribel Reyes, who is separated from her family in Ciudad Ju-rez. While none of these women trust each other, they do have a chance to get back what they have each lost. But they must rely on each other to hatch a perilous plan Kate doubts could ever work. She knows to distrust the motives behind any of her mother's plans. Something unseen is smoldering underneath the surface. Kate just needs to figure it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the three women work alongside each other, the evils of human trafficking, the lucrative lure of the drug and weapons trade, and the heartbreak of people fleeing their homelands flow through Jackie's bungalow day and night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of mothers and daughters, lost children, and broken love, \u003cem\u003eDown Here We Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e, takes a raw and intimate look at flawed people who are trying to make up for lost time and past miscalculations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut is a literary mic drop. From its propulsive start to its satisfying close, \u003cem\u003eDown Here We Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e captures the convergence of three women who must weigh what's unpalatable against what's best for their children. Maternal sacrifice beats at the heart of this book, but its blood courses through the evolving landscape of race and class in the American south, the expanding drug trade, and the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers. It's an origin story and an examination of belonging composed in vibrant detail, with tone and themes reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e and Netflix's \u003cem\u003eOzark\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eDown Here We Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e, like the hospitality attributed to its setting, will draw you in and won't easily let you go.\"--Alena Dillon, author of \u003cem\u003eMercy House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEyes Turned Skyward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping! A fiery young woman returns home, compelled to undo a heart-twisting mistake. Layers of trouble meet her in a sultry North Carolina summer. Sara Johnson Allen delivers a pulsing, gorgeous debut novel full of schemes of survival, schemes of love.\"--Mary-Beth Hughes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In exquisite prose, Sara Johnson Allen explores motherhood in the face of wrenching economic and racial realities of the American south yet weaves moments of joy and exhilaration throughout.\"--Ana Reyes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDown Here We Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e stings, and it stings good. A tenacious and moving work.\"--Simon Han\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tender, honest, and thought-provoking, \u003cem\u003eDown Here We Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e is an illuminating journey to the dark heart of forgiveness and self discovery.\"--Meagan Lucas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a mother-daughter story like no other: vivid, suspenseful and full of high stakes questions about love, money, sex, children and immigration.\"--Margot Livesey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Allen reminds us that home can be an emotionally messy placeññand our mothers even messier. Allen masterfully captures these complexities with propulsive, wholehearted storytelling.\"--Deesha Philyaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Lawrence Press, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625570567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"Sara Johnson Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049637216437,"sku":"9781625570567","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4735deb-35c8-44af-a64c-41162a164133.jpg?v=1689692074","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/down-here-we-come-up-9781625570567","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}