{"product_id":"the-twelve-mile-straight-a-novel","title":"The Twelve-Mile Straight: A Novel","description":"*NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE*\n*An Entertainment Weekly \"Must-Read\" Book for Fall*\nFrom New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson, an audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of the Depression and Prohibition.\nCotton County, Georgia, 1930: in a house full of secrets, two babies-one light-skinned, the other dark-are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper’s daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged behind a truck down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. In the aftermath, the farm’s inhabitants are forced to contend with their complicity in a series of events that left a man dead and a family irrevocably fractured.\nDespite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her mercurial father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. But soon it becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have ever imagined. As startling revelations mount, a web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the painful truth.\nAcclaimed author Eleanor Henderson has returned with a novel that combines the intimacy of a family drama with the staggering presence of a great Southern saga. Tackling themes of racialized violence, social division, and financial crisis, The Twelve-Mile Straight is a startlingly timely, emotionally resonant, and magnificent tour de force.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 006242209X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.006242209X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Henderson, Eleanor\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44595863584945,"sku":"RDV.006242209X.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_64b35b9d-b85e-4b8f-93c8-2b20430dc9a3.jpg?v=1725643260","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-twelve-mile-straight-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}