{"product_id":"these-heathens-9780593596944","title":"These Heathens","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this vibrant, gratifying novel, a pious, small-town teenager travels to Atlanta to get an abortion and finds herself smack in the middle of the civil rights movement and the secret lives of queer Black people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Bursting with heart and humor, \u003ci\u003eThese Heathens \u003c\/i\u003ereflects powerfully on choice and chance, while also being endlessly entertaining.\"--Allison Larkin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe People We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome of the American Circus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town's midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia's orbit: celebrities whom Doris has seen in the pages of \u003ci\u003eJet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e, civil rights leaders such as Coretta Scott King and Diane Nash, women who dance close together, boys who flirt too hard and talk too much, atheists! And even more shocking? Mrs. Lucas seems right at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the guests at a queer kickback to the student activists at a SNCC conference, Doris suddenly finds herself surrounded by so many people who seem to know exactly who or what they want. Doris knows she doesn't want a baby, but what \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e she want? Will this trip help her find out? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Heathens\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, poignant story about Black women's obligations and ambitions, what we owe to ourselves, and the transformative power of leaving your bubble, even for just one chaotic weekend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593596944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Mia McKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316495442101,"sku":"9780593596944","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3daed974-7a70-4b44-af52-e98807df7478.jpg?v=1745331522","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/these-heathens-9780593596944","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}