{"product_id":"the-wake-of-the-wind-a-novel","title":"The Wake of the Wind: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dramatic and thought-provoking novel of one family's triumph in the face of the hardships and challenges of the post-Civil War South, from the award-winning author of Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rendered with compassion and beautiful simplicity.\"--The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] provocative and at times painful family portrait . . . It should be required reading.\"--Detroit Free Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening in Texas during the waning years of the Civil War, The Wake of the Wind tells the epic story of a remarkable heroine, Lifee, and her husband, Mor. When news of Emancipation finally comes to Texas, Mor, Lifee, and their family set out in search of hope and a piece of land they can work and call their own. Miraculously, they manage not only to survive but to succeed--their crops grow, their children thrive, they educate themselves and others. But the South during Reconstruction is not a place that takes kindly to the achievements of former slaves, and as lynchings and injustices become a plague across the region, time and time again they must make the anguished decision to leave their land in search of a safer place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLand, however, is the least of their worldly possessions. Lifee and Mor are the descendants of a long and vital line. Having used their intelligence, strength, and ingenuity to make their place in the new post-Civil War world, they in turn pass those talents along to their children--the next generation to surge forward, accomplishing more than their parents could ever dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once tragic and triumphant, The Wake of the Wind is a penetrating look at the challenges that generations of African Americans have had to overcome in order to carve out a home and a future for themselves and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48616328036607,"sku":"9780385487054","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/9780385487054.jpg?v=1780339748","url":"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/the-wake-of-the-wind-a-novel","provider":"Kindred Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}