{"product_id":"spotswood-virginia-paperback","title":"Spotswood Virginia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Bourne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpotswood, Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in the racially divisive mid-twentieth century south and includes mob violence, political cowardice, family conflict and mental illness; however, the focus of the collection is on ordinary people forced to make decisions in a morally confused, deeply divided world. In \"Memorial Mansion,\" a politically naive librarian is caught between her empathy for a black teacher and her deep love for her racist son. An ambitious politician in \"Massive Resistance\" strives to convince himself and his family that his conservative politics will somehow redeem the racist south. In \"Dirty Dora,\" an academically backward young girl is sent to reform school for dancing with a black man. A love-sick paper boy in \"Going Under\" tries to save a sexually provocative high school girl by bringing her to God. A tour de force collection in the vein of Faulkner and O'Connor, \u003ci\u003eSpotswood Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to please.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNANCY BOURNE has been making up stories all her life. Eight years ago, she started writing them down and began to publish. Since then, her work has appeared in more than thirty publications nationwide. Her stories have been published in\u003ci\u003e Upstreet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe South Carolina Review, The Carolina Quarterly, Blue Lake Review \u003c\/i\u003eand many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47477318254813,"sku":"9781622884087","price":31.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/cUo2NnZKWTA4bTk2RHN2bmI3bHREUT09.webp?v=1771760581","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/spotswood-virginia-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}