{"product_id":"fervent-whites","title":"Fervent Whites","description":"\u003cb\u003eGuilt, shame, and suspicion swirl as a small community in upstate New York turns on itself in this moody, propulsive thriller from the award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eIn West Mills.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Endlessly entertaining . . . Does anyone write about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with more honesty and intensity than De'Shawn Charles Winslow?\"--Wiley Cash, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Ghosts Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe truth is closer than you think--just beyond the fence.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1982, and the people of the Hudson Valley community of Fervent have begun to move on from a homicide that upended the once quiet town. When the former neighbors who were convicted of the crime, James and Ella White, are proven innocent, released from prison, and return to Fervent, some people have cause for concern. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvia Upshaw and her best friend, Lafayette \"Fate\" Jolly, are uneasy about the Whites' return. While the Whites were incarcerated, Sylvia revealed an explosive secret to their adopted son, Morgan, with devastating consequences. During the murder trial, Fate's testimony helped seal their fate. James and Ella won't let the betrayals go unpunished. Sylvia and Fate quickly become victims of harassment from the Whites, and when another murder is committed in Fervent, the town is left to fend for itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntimate and chilling, \u003ci\u003eThe Fervent Whites \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how small communities with long-simmering tensions behave when pushed to the limits of civility.","brand":"De'shawn Charles Winslow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47484146745580,"sku":"9780593977910","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780593977910.jpg?v=1775672188","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/fervent-whites","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}