{ "item_title" : "With Love from Harlem", "item_author" : [" Reshonda Tate "], "item_description" : "USA TODAY BESTSELLERTate blends fact and fiction with elegance...A captivating, emotionally resonant portrait of a singular woman who refused to be diminished. -- LIBRARY JOURNALTate has a rare gift for storytelling that strikes straight to the heart. -- SADEQA JOHNSON, New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of Lost ChildrenFrom The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda Tate--a new novel inspired by beloved Harlem jazz performer Hazel Scott and the equal parts exhilarating and tumultuous relationship that changed the course of her life.Harlem, 1943. At just twenty-three, Hazel Scott is a woman on fire. A jazz prodigy, a glamorous film star, and a fierce advocate for civil rights, she's breaking barriers and refusing to play by the rules. Then Adam Clayton Powell Jr. walks into her life. Harlem's most electrifying preacher-turned-politician, Adam is as bold and unyielding as Hazel--charismatic, powerful...and married.This kicks off a decades-long relationship that propels them into the center of a political and cultural revolution. As Hazel's star rises, Adam takes the national stage in Congress and the couple becomes the toast of the country. But when their affair turns into a marriage, behind the glamorous fa ade is a battlefield of ego, ambition, and sacrifice. Forced to choose between her music and her family, Hazel must decide what she's willing to lose--and what she refuses to give up.Set against the pulsing backdrop of twentieth-century Harlem and featuring icons like Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin, With Love from Harlem is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantic drama, rich with historical detail. ReShonda Tate delivers a powerful portrait of love, art, and the price of being unforgettable. A] vivid and compelling picture of the life of this singular woman. -- MARIE BENEDICT, New York Times bestselling author of The Queens of Crime", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/06/342/118/0063421186_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.99", "online_price" : "19.99", "our_price" : "19.99", "club_price" : "19.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "19.99" } }

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