{"product_id":"the-vain-conversation-9781643364513","title":"The Vain Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An incisive, gripping, and empathetic novel.\" -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e [starred review]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - An engrossing novel based on the true story of the 1946 lynching of two Black couples in Georgia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitness to a lynching in 1946, Lonnie is compelled to understand the brutal event and investigate his own culpability. Set in Georgia and drawn from real events, Anthony Grooms imagines his story from the perspectives of both the victims and the perpetrators. \u003ci\u003eThe Vain Conversation depicts a conversation in which all Americans must be engaged. \u003c\/i\u003eA foreword is provided by American poet, painter, and novelist Clarence Major. An afterward is written by T. Geronimo Johnson, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Braggsville\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHold It 'Til It Hurts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643364513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Anthony Grooms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084190351541,"sku":"9781643364513","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e4c526e5-6979-4b60-9d86-2f3df227283a.jpg?v=1692112425","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-vain-conversation-9781643364513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}