{"product_id":"isaacs-song-original","title":"Isaac's Song (Original)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A Southern Review of Books Best Southern Book of January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/em\u003e 13 of the Best New Queer Books Out in January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*A Book of the Month Pick for January 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker*\u003cbr\u003e*From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Black beautifully chronicles one man's heroic quest to find the source of his generational trauma, a cure for his pain, and ultimately, himself.\"--Michael Harriot, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBlack AF History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved author of \u003cem\u003eDon't Cry for Me\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Perfect Peace\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a poignant, emotionally exuberant novel about a young queer Black man finding his voice in 1980s Chicago--a novel of family, forgiveness and perseverance, for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsaac is at a crossroads in his young life. Growing up in Missouri, the son of a caustic, hard-driving father, he was conditioned to suppress his artistic pursuits and physical desires, notions that didn't align with a traditional view of masculinity. But now, in late '80s Chicago, Isaac has finally carved out a life of his own. He is sensitive and tenderhearted and has built up the courage to seek out a community. Yet just as he begins to embrace who he is, two social catalysts--the AIDS crisis and Rodney King's attack--collectively extinguish his hard-earned joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a therapist's encouragement, Isaac begins to write down his story. In the process, he taps into a creative energy that will send him on a journey back to his family, his ancestral home in Arkansas and the inherited trauma of the nation's dark past. But a surprise discovery will either unlock the truths he's seeking or threaten to derail the life he's fought so hard to claim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoignant, sweeping and luminously told, \u003cem\u003eIsaac's Song \u003c\/em\u003eis a return to the beloved characters of \u003cem\u003eDon't Cry for Me\u003c\/em\u003e and a high-water mark in the career of an award-winning author.","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46364261187757,"sku":"9781335090416","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/6954\/9997\/files\/imageloader_2e120829-4f66-4742-a37d-1bcc6f03433e.jpg?v=1782048116","url":"https:\/\/thirdspacereadingroom.com\/products\/isaacs-song-original","provider":"ThirdSpace Reading Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}