{"product_id":"the-last-suspicious-holdoutbooks","title":"The Last Suspicious Holdout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Fiercely intelligent, warm in their own way, and absolutely absorbing. . . . Excellent excellent excellent.”—Roxane Gay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Ladee Hubbard is a true original, and this book is a unique beauty.”—Mary Gaitskill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rib King\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships between friends, family and strangers in a Black neighborhood over fifteen years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thirteen gripping tales In \u003cem\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e, the new story collection by award-winning author Ladee Hubbard, deftly chronicle poignant moments in the lives of an African American community located in a “sliver of southern suburbia.” Spanning from 1992 to 2007, the stories represent a period during which the Black middle-class expanded while stories of \"welfare Queens,\" \"crack babies,\" and \"super predators\" abounded in the media. In “False Cognates,” a formerly incarcerated attorney struggles with raising the tuition to keep his troubled son in an elite private school. In “There He Go,” a young girl whose mother moves constantly clings to a picture of the grandfather she doesn’t know but invents stories of his greatness. Characters spotlighted in one story reappear in another, providing a stunning testament to the enduring resilience of Black people as they navigate the “post-racial” period \u003cem\u003eThe Last Suspicious Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e so vividly portrays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hubbard, Ladee","offers":[{"title":"NEW Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":47604173963488,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7b5327d4-9831-4767-9870-1275d775d74e.jpg?v=1753289147","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-suspicious-holdoutbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}