{"product_id":"assembly-natasha-brown-paperback","title":"Assembly -- Natasha Brown, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis visionary and unflinching novel is about a black woman who has spent her life carefully navigating cutthroat worlds of privilege in her career and relationships--until one day she is pulled up short by a life and death decision.​\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Go to college, get an education, start a career. \u003ci\u003eDo all the right things\u003c\/i\u003e. Buy an apartment. Buy art. Buy a sort of happiness. But above all, keep your head down. Keep quiet. And keep going. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The narrator of \u003ci\u003eAssembly \u003c\/i\u003eis a black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAssembly\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAnd it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. With a steely, unfaltering gaze, Natasha Brown dismantles the mythology of whiteness, lining up the debris in a neat row and walking away. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natasha Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Little, Brown Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780316268363\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51738664239403,"sku":"9780316268363","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780316268363_2665b275-fa19-4bc8-b03e-6b261b1b68b6.jpg?v=1774775510","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/assembly-natasha-brown-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}