{"product_id":"now-lila-knows-9781636140247","title":"Now Lila Knows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful in message . . . An engaging, warm-hearted, page-turner of a novel.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew West Indian Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Lila Bonnard, the opportunity to take a position as a visiting professor in the US has come at precisely the right time. Still nursing the wounds of one failed relationship and facing uncertainty over her current boyfriend's marriage proposal, spending a year at a small liberal arts college in a picturesque Vermont town offers her sanity a well-deserved rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin moments of her arrival, Lila is forced to face anti-immigrant mentalities and becomes a witness to the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man--a fellow professor at Mayfield who was giving CPR to a white woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three Black faculty members in the otherwise all-white, tight-lipped college expect Lila to testify in the case--but at what cost? Mistrust of outsiders, racial tensions, even outright condemnation of others who \"don't know their place\" . . . all of it comes crashing down around her as she confronts the dangers of speaking out against the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eNow Lila Knows\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping story that explores our obligation to act when confronted with hatred and prejudice. A page-turner with universal resonance, this novel will leave readers rethinking the meaning of love, empathy, and even humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636140247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Nunez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122392330421,"sku":"9781636140247","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0718450d-a17f-4790-9434-09174731e77a.jpg?v=1766512856","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/now-lila-knows-9781636140247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}