{"product_id":"the-american-daughters","title":"The American Daughters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, \u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LIT \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdy, a curious, sharp-witted girl, and her fierce mother, Sanite, are inseparable. Enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the pair spend their days reminiscing about their family's rebellious and storied history and dreaming of a loving future. When mother and daughter are separated, Ady is left hopeless and directionless until she stumbles into the Mockingbird Inn and meets Lenore, a free Black woman with whom she becomes fast friends. Lenore invites Ady to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters. With the courage instilled in her by Sanite--and with help from these strong women--Ady learns how to put herself first. So begins her journey toward liberation and imagining a new future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of hope and triumph that reminds us what is possible when a community bands together to fight for their freedom.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0593729412\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593729410\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Ruffin, Maurice Carlos\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2025)","offer_id":46079985844421,"sku":"9780593729410","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593729410.jpg?v=1776033422","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-american-daughters","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}