{"product_id":"no-one-is-coming-to-save-us-9780062472991","title":"No One Is Coming to Save Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*THE INAUGURAL SARAH JESSICA PARKER PICK FOR BOOK CLUB CENTRAL*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 WILLIE MORRIS AWARD FOR SOUTHERN FICTION*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Washington Post - Refinery29 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Bookpage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2017 BY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEntertainment Weekly - Nylon - Elle - Redbook - W Magazine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJJ Ferguson\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ehas returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline and the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he's startled to find that the people he once knew and loved have changed just as much as he has. Ava is now married and desperate for a baby, though she can't seem to carry one to term. Her husband, Henry, has grown distant, frustrated by the demise of the furniture industry, which has outsourced to China and stripped the area of jobs. Ava's mother, Sylvia, caters to and meddles with the lives of those around her, trying to fill the void left by her absent son. And Don, Sylvia's unworthy but charming husband, just won't stop hanging around. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJJ's return--and his plans to build a huge mansion overlooking Pinewood and woo Ava--not only unsettles their family, but stirs up the entire town. The ostentatious wealth that JJ has attained forces everyone to consider the cards they've been dealt, what more they want and deserve, and how they might go about getting it. Can they reorient their lives to align with their wishes rather than their current realities? Or are they all already resigned to the rhythms of the particular lives they lead? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo One Is Coming to Save Us \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a revelatory debut from an insightful voice: with echoes of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby \u003c\/em\u003eit is an arresting and powerful novel about an extended African American family and their colliding visions of the American Dream. In evocative prose, Stephanie Powell Watts has crafted a full and stunning portrait that combines a universally resonant story with an intimate glimpse into the hearts of one family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Powell Watts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062472991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatts, Stephanie Powell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephanie Powell Watts is an associate professor of English at Lehigh University, and has won numerous awards, including a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Ernest J. 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