{"product_id":"fivecarat-soul-9780735216693","title":"Five-Carat Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017  A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue  breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor... McBride at his brave and joyous best. New York Times Book Review  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird  winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction  Deacon King Kong  and Kill Em and Leave  a James Brown biography.  The stories in Five-Carat Soulnone of them ever published beforespring from the place where identity  humanity  and history converge. Theyre funny and poignant  insightful and unpredictable  imaginative and authenticall told with McBrides unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives.  As McBride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Bird and his bestselling The Color of Water  he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we dont fully comprehend. The result is a surprising  perceptive  and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789810360373,"sku":"ByrdShop_073521669X","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780735216693.jpg?v=1784699952","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fivecarat-soul-9780735216693","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}