{"product_id":"lakewood-a-novel-9780062913197","title":"Lakewood: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLakewood: A Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Giddings, Megan. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780062913197.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNPR Book of the Year 2020\nElectric Literature:\nOne of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 | Lit Hub \u0026amp; The Millions: Most\nAnticipated Books of 2020 | Ms. Magazine: Anticipated 2020 Feminist\nBooks\n| Refinery29:\nBooks by Black Women We are Looking Forward To Reading | One of The Millions’\nMost Anticipated Reads of 2020 | Amazon Book of the Month Pick | Audible Editor’s\nPick | Essence’s Pick| Glamour’s Must Read | Ms. Magazine’s Anticipated Read of\n2020\nA startling debut about class and race, Lakewood evokes a terrifying world of medical experimentation—part The Handmaid’s Tale, part The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.\n\nWhen Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the black millennial drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan.\nOn paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out of pocket medical expenses. A free place to live. All Lena has to do is participate in a secret program—and lie to her friends and family about the research being done in Lakewood. An eye drop that makes brown eyes blue, a medication that could be a cure for dementia, golden pills promised to make all bad thoughts go away.\nThe discoveries made in Lakewood, Lena is told, will change the world—but the consequences for the subjects involved could be devastating. As the truths of the program reveal themselves, Lena learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the sake of her family.\nProvocative and thrilling, Lakewood is a breathtaking novel that takes an unflinching look at the moral dilemmas many working-class families face, and the horror that has been forced on black bodies in the name of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953573687349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062913190","price":91.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780062913197_c6d64c79-09a4-4e61-9eac-a944aa7903e7.jpg?v=1781274758","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lakewood-a-novel-9780062913197","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}