{"product_id":"haarlem-9780767917506","title":"Haarlem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The only thing that'll last forever is my Thirst . . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo says Abel Crofton as he explores the streets and canals of Amsterdam. A New York tunnel worker who's struggling to stay sober after years of alcoholism, Abel is searching for the mother he's never known. Despite having few clues as to her whereabouts, he soon finds a bureaucratic trail that takes him to Haarlem, the Dutch town from which the famed African-American neighborhood takes its name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Abel ventures into more new territory, he also takes on his identity as a Black man, his rough childhood in Harlem, New York, his relationship to his bitter father, and his battle with addiction. The questions around his life only get more complicated after he meets a coldly direct waitress and a ragged jazz musician, both also bearing major scars from their pasts. The road leads to Haarlem for them as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Abel's search for salvation in another tight page turner from Heather Neff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767917506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.58w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2005 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1754\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heather Neff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642602090652,"sku":"9780767917506","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_615aa675-0e0f-4f22-aef6-1d989c954325.jpg?v=1603855159","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/haarlem-9780767917506","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}