{"product_id":"american-daughters-1","title":"American Daughters","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAmerican Daughters\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMaurice Carlos Ruffin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780593729410\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOne World\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e304\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Stirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, \u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LIT \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdy, a curious, sharp-witted girl, and her fierce mother, Sanite, are inseparable. Enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the pair spend their days reminiscing about their family's rebellious and storied history and dreaming of a loving future. When mother and daughter are separated, Ady is left hopeless and directionless until she stumbles into the Mockingbird Inn and meets Lenore, a free Black woman with whom she becomes fast friends. Lenore invites Ady to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters. With the courage instilled in her by Sanite--and with help from these strong women--Ady learns how to put herself first. So begins her journey toward liberation and imagining a new future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of hope and triumph that reminds us what is possible when a community bands together to fight for their freedom.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin | Paperback | 9780593729410 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1731291 (temp: 17)","offer_id":50910965727490,"sku":"1731291","price":22.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81D908bXmgL.jpg?v=1793301288","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/american-daughters-1","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}