{"product_id":"the-sweetness-of-water","title":"The Sweetness of Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \/ An Oprah's Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning \"miraculous debut\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry--freed by the Emancipation Proclamation--seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. The young men, recently returned from the war to the town of Old Ox, hold their trysts in the woods. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. In the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is Isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of Old Ox.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With candor and sympathy, debut novelist Nathan Harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters, depicting Georgia in the violent crucible of Reconstruction. Equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic whose grandeur locates humanity and love amid the most harrowing circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of President Obama's Favorite Books of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Writers' League of Texas Book Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, NPR, Washington Post, Time, Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, Smithsonian, Chicago Public Library, BookBrowse, and the Oregonian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA N\u003ci\u003eew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA July 2021 Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48358608437503,"sku":"*R0085369*","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/17107813482300.jpg?v=1775067896","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-sweetness-of-water","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}