{"product_id":"lemon-city-9780812970333","title":"Lemon City","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn this wry fiction debut, Elaine Meryl Brown plunges lucky readers into a gripping narrative of small-town hijinks and big-time hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRule Number One: Never marry an Outsider. If you do, the boll weevil will bite you back. Rule Number Two: If you can't be honest, you might as well be dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNestled in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains, Lemon City has ten rules, all designed in the best interests of its tight-knit black community. Granddaddy Dunlap knows all too well what can happen to folks who venture beyond Lemon City's protective borders. He once had to venture outside town to identify his best friend's body. So when his firebrand granddaughter Faye, returns from college married to an Outsider, he must act fast to keep her in Lemon City's safe embrace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt proves to be a challenge-and not just because the patriarch is distracted by the tensions arising from the heated tomato-growing contest for the annual county fair. Faye's new husband, Harry, is a slick talker with a roving eye. Faye sees him as her ticket to New York City, where she hopes to fulfill big business dreams, but even the best-laid plans can be thwarted, as Faye discovers that marriage itself isn't much of a honeymoon. No matter. She packs her bags, fully prepared to head north with or without her husband, when Harry turns up dead. Now the Dunlap family is trying to figure out-before the Thanksgiving turkey gets cold-who did the deed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812970333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.20w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 505\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/19\/2004 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 1816\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQbr the Black Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elaine Meryl Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096954593461,"sku":"9780812970333","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_904900f4-c949-439e-9290-ae3d2b2f494a.jpg?v=1739282891","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lemon-city-9780812970333","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}