{"product_id":"gorilla-my-love-paperback","title":"Gorilla, My Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen unforgettable short stories from an essential author of African American fiction gives us compelling portraits of a wide range of unforgettable characters, from sassy children to cunning old men, from uptown New York to rural North Carolina. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bambara grabs you by the throat ... she dazzles, she charms.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young girl suffers her first betrayal. A widow flirts with an elderly blind man against the wishes of her grown-up children. A neighborhood loan shark teaches a white social worker a lesson in responsibility. And there is more. Sharing the world of Toni Cade Bambara's \"straight-up fiction\" is a stunning experience.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these fifteen superb stories, written in a style at once ineffable and immediately recognizable, Toni Cade Bambara gives us compelling portraits of a wide range of unforgettable characters, from sassy children to cunning old men, in scenes shifting between uptown New York and rural North CaroLina. A young girl suffers her first betrayal. A widow flirts with an elderly blind man against the wishes of her grown-up children. A neighborhood loan shark teaches o white social worker a lesson in responsibility. And there is more. Sharing the world of Toni Cade Bambara's \"straight-up fiction\" is a stunning experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370114023647,"sku":"9780679738985","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/V4ujxbkhCa9780679738985.webp?v=1789150408","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/gorilla-my-love-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}