{"product_id":"hold-you-down-9781250834935","title":"Hold You Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHold You Down\u003c\/i\u003e is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties that bind... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York City. Late 1980s to early 1990s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMercy and Lenox Howard have always only had each other. Growing up on the mean streets of Harlem with an absentee mother meant that they had to have each other's backs. Now young, smart mothers they are determined to survive in New York City while raising their two sons, who have bright futures ahead of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMercy is the quiet, straight laced hospital administrator, struggling to make ends meet. At night and on weekends, she pours her heart into her cooking and her dream of owning her own restaurant. Lenox is the diva, the wild child, looking for excitement and her big come up in life and love. Their boys, Deon and Judah, have been raised more like brothers than cousins, forging a bond that is unbreakable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Lenox heads down a path that she believes will bring success and power, it changes the entire course of her life and her family's life forever. As a result of their mother's choices, cousins Deon and Judah soon find themselves in uncharted territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250834935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Tracy Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362494222517,"sku":"9781250834935","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_822908e2-318c-4d56-bb76-2b2625812149.jpg?v=1662436233","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hold-you-down-9781250834935","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}