{"product_id":"lazarus-man-1","title":"Lazarus Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of \u003ci\u003eClockers\u003c\/i\u003e and a writer on \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egives us razor-sharp anatomy of an ever-changing Harlem.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEast Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking the cars parked in front and coating the street with a thick layer of ash. As the city's rescue services and media outlets respond, the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. At day's end, six bodies are recovered, but many of the other tenants are missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLazarus Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Price, one of the greatest chroniclers of life in urban America, creates intertwining portraits of a group of compelling and singular characters whose lives are permanently impacted by the disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Carter--whose miraculous survival, after being buried for days beneath tons of brick and stone, transforms him into a man with a message and a passionate sense of mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFelix Pearl--a young transplant to the city, whose photography and film work that day provokes in this previously unformed soul a sharp sense of personal destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoyal Davis--owner of a failing Harlem funeral home, whose desperate trolling of the scene for potential \"customers\" triggers a quest to find another path in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Mary Roe--a veteran city detective who, driven in part by her own family's brutal history, becomes obsessed with finding Christopher Diaz, one of the building's missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrice, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLush Life\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Whites\u003c\/i\u003e, has created a bravura portrait of a community on the edge of disintegration. Rich with indelible characters and high drama, \u003ci\u003eLazarus Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting work of suspense and social vision by one of our major writers.","brand":"Richard Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46265609453804,"sku":"9781250397829","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781250397829.jpg?v=1741998163","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/lazarus-man-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}