{"product_id":"liars-bench-9781617737336","title":"Liar's Bench","description":"In 1972, on Mudas Summers' seventeenth birthday, her beloved Mama, Ella, is found hanging from the rafters of their home. Most people in Peckinpaw, Kentucky, assume that Ella's no-good husband did the deed. Others think Ella grew tired of his abuse and did it herself. Muddy is determined to find out for sure either way, especially once she finds strange papers hidden amongst her mama's possessions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Peckinpaw keeps its secrets buried deep. Muddy's almost-more-than-friend, Bobby Marshall, knows that better than most. Though he passes for white, one of his ancestors was Frannie Crow, a slave hanged a century ago on nearby Hark Hill Plantation. Adorning the town square is a seat built from Frannie's gallows. A tribute, a relic--and a caution--it's known as Liar's Bench. Now, the answers Muddy seeks soon lead back to Hark Hill, to hatred and corruption that have echoed through the years--and lies she must be brave enough to confront at last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKim Michele Richardson's lush, beautifully written debut is set against a Southern backdrop passing uneasily from bigotry and brutality to hope. With its compelling mystery and complex yet relatable heroine, \u003ci\u003eLiar's Bench \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of first love, raw courage, and truths that won't be denied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617737336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 40 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kim Michele Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662353199260,"sku":"9781617737336","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5191c984-4e4f-436b-a716-df8db94c9d38.jpg?v=1603901701","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/liars-bench-9781617737336","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}