{"product_id":"the-beautiful-things-that-heaven-bears-9781594482854","title":"The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears","description":"Seventeen years ago, Sepha Stephanos fled the Ethiopian Revolution for a new start in the United States. Now he finds himself running a failing grocery store in a poor African-American section of Washington, D.C., his only companions two fellow African immigrants who share his bitter nostalgia and longing for his home continent. Years ago and worlds away Sepha could never have imagined a life of such isolation. As his environment begins to change, hope comes in the form of a friendship with new neighbors Judith and Naomi, a white woman and her biracial daughter. But when a series of racial incidents disturbs the community, Sepha may lose everything all over again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch a QuickTime interview with Dinaw Mengestu about this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594482854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.13w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2008 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dinaw Mengestu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661081309340,"sku":"9781594482854","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cbb94b2d-f539-48bc-a997-9d5a91dd3901.jpg?v=1603898558","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beautiful-things-that-heaven-bears-9781594482854","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}