{"product_id":"9780593134429","title":"There Is Confusion","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFauset, Jessie Redmon; Jerkins, Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModern Library\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rediscovered classic about how racism and sexism tests the spirit, ambition, and character of three children growing up in Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem, from the literary editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis, \u003c\/i\u003ethe official magazine of the NAACP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Morgan Jerkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in early-twentieth-century New York City, \u003ci\u003eThere Is Confusion \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of three Black children: Joanna Marshall, a talented dancer willing to sacrifice everything for success; Maggie Ellersley, an extraordinarily beautiful girl determined to leave her working-class background behind; and Peter Bye, a clever would-be surgeon who is driven by his love for Joanna. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As children, Maggie, Joanna, and Peter support one another’s dreams, but as young adults, romance threatens to upset the balance of their friendship. One afternoon, Joanna makes two irrevocable decisions—and sets off a chain of events that wreaks havoc with all of their lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First published to immense critical acclaim in 1924, written with an Austen-like eye for social dynamics, \u003ci\u003eThere Is Confusion \u003c\/i\u003eis an unjustly forgotten classic that celebrates Black ambition, love, and the struggle for equality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374521549055,"sku":"9780593134429","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593134429_s600x595.jpg?v=1779817931","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780593134429","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}