{"title":"C. E. Morgan","description":"C.E. Morgan studied English and voice at Berea College and holds a master's in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School. She was named one of the 5 Best Writers Under 35 by the National Book FoundationShe lives in Kentucky.","products":[{"product_id":"all-the-living-paperback","title":"All the Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the National Book Foundation's 5 Best Writers Under 35\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Hemingway Foundation\/PEN Award for a distinguished book of fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThird Place in Fiction for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAloma is an orphan, raised by her aunt and uncle, educated at a mission school in the Kentucky mountains. At the start of the novel, she moves to an isolated tobacco farm to be with her lover, a young man named Orren, whose family has died in a car accident, leaving him in charge. The place is rough and quiet; Orren is overworked and withdrawn. Left mostly to her own, Aloma struggles to settle herself in this lonely setting and to find beauty and stimulation where she can. As she decides whether to stay with Orren, she will choose either to fight her way to independence or accept the rigors of commitment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth a drama of age-old conflicts and a portrait of modern life, C. E. Morgan's debut novel is \"simply astonishing . . . a book about life force, the precious will to live, and all the things that can suck it right out of a person\" (Susan Salter Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369557360863,"sku":"9780312429324","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/k6BmVjpbse9780312429324.webp?v=1789143378"},{"product_id":"the-sport-of-kings-paperback","title":"The Sport of Kings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eOne of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Selected by Dwight Garner) \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e NPR \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Commonweal \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. . . . It is a contemporary masterpiece.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for its \"remarkable achievements,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is an American tale centered on a horse and two families: one white, a Southern dynasty whose forefathers were among the founders of Kentucky; the other African-American, the descendants of their slaves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a dauntless narrative that stretches from the fields of the Virginia piedmont to the abundant pastures of the Bluegrass, and across the dark waters of the Ohio River; from the final shots of the Revolutionary War to the resounding clang of the starting bell at Churchill Downs. As C. E. Morgan unspools a fabric of shared histories, past and present converge in a Thoroughbred named Hellsmouth, heir to Secretariat and a contender for the Triple Crown. Newly confronted with one another in the quest for victory, the two families must face the consequences of their ambitions, as each is driven---and haunted---by the same, enduring question: How far away from your father can you run? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping narrative of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, \u003ci\u003e The Sport of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in the shadow of slavery and a moral epic for our time.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370215932127,"sku":"9781250131843","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IfACJ6LJ4R9781250131843.webp?v=1789153659"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/c-e-morgan.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}