{"product_id":"the-colors-of-home-9781970354171","title":"The Colors of Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Colors of Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome isn't a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband dies from leukemia, Ebony McMullen packs her three children into an overstuffed Suburban and drives fifteen hours from Colorado to North Carolina-back to the small Southern town her husband once fled without explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's out of money. Out of options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd forced to live in a house owned by the father-in-law, who never wanted her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, the town is postcard-perfect-church steeples, front porches, Friday night lights. But beneath the magnolias and manners lies something colder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer oldest son, Owen, burns with anger after legal trouble in Colorado. Scotty clings to the hope that football will help him belong. Destiny-bright, perceptive, and unashamed of her Down syndrome-sees beauty everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in this town, difference is noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA diner waitress asks, \"What are you?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA teacher assumes Ebony belongs in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rival father hurls a racial slur under stadium lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone humiliates Destiny in a calculated act meant to send a message-and the fragile stability Ebony has fought to build begins to splinter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tensions rise, Ebony discovers that the town's history-and her father-in-law Shane McMullen's past-hold secrets far darker than she imagined. The man who controls the roof over their heads has buried truths that could shatter reputations, expose long-hidden betrayals, and force Ebony to question everything she thought she knew about her marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause nothing here is as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot even the story she's been told about why her husband left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen old loyalties collide with dangerous revelations, Ebony must decide whether survival is enough-or if it's time to fight for justice, truth, and a home her children can claim without apology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Colors of Home\u003c\/strong\u003e is a powerful, emotionally charged novel about grief, race, redemption, and the courage it takes to confront the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes home isn't where you're welcomed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's where you choose to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dressed in Love Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970354171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Edwina Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491499405493,"sku":"9781970354171","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_83e63018-f3fc-4642-8449-6a7fc648eba0.jpg?v=1777996680","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-colors-of-home-9781970354171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}