{"product_id":"sweet-hope-91-prose-series","title":"Sweet Hope (91) (Prose series)","description":"Sweet Hope is a novel about the friendship between two families, one Black and one Italian, living and working together on a Mississippi Delta cotton plantation 1901-1906. Italians were illegally imported to the South under false pretenses and held in a contract labor system designed to put and keep them in debt while the few remaining African American sharecroppers taught the Italians to work cotton, speak English, and survive. A vicious manager\/ overseer, an absentee plantation owner, a rape, an interracial \"Romeo and Juliet\" love affair, a murder, and hints of a Federal investigation complicate the characters' lives as they learn bitter truths about race and friendship in America.\n\nThe novel was inspired by the childhood experiences of Bush's grandmother and her family who were unwitting participants in the \"Italian Colony Experiment.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1550713426\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1550713426.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mary Bucci Bush\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43873952858173,"sku":"BVV.1550713426.G","price":74.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1550713426-0.jpg?v=1792705432","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sweet-hope-91-prose-series","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}