{"product_id":"house-of-cotton-paperback","title":"House of Cotton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonica Brashears\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST for the 2024 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNPR BEST BOOK OF 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAn enchanting Black Southern gothic debut, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e... \"Fresh, haunting...In her roller-coaster ride of a gothic debut novel, Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Every page, every scene, every sentence of Monica Brashears's debut novel \u003ci\u003eHouse of Cotton\u003c\/i\u003e dazzles and surprises. An intense, enthralling, and deeply satisfying read!\" --Deesha Philyaw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A new, dazzling, and essential American voice.\" --George Saunders, author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, while working at her dead-end gas station job, Magnolia Brown encounters a mysterious, slick stranger named Cotton. He offers to turn her luck around with a lucrative \"modeling\" job at his family's funeral home--where she will pose as clients' dead loved ones. She accepts. Despite earning more than she's ever made, Magnolia finds that her problems are fattening along with her wallet. And when Cotton's requests become increasingly strange, Magnolia discovers there's a lot more at stake than just her rent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis roller-coaster ride of a novel upends expectations at every turn. A bold new talent in the gothic tradition but with a style all her own, \"Brashears offers a fresh new perspective on Appalachia and the American South, and Magnolia's rich voice will echo with readers long after the pages are closed\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Brashears \u003c\/b\u003eis an Affrilachian writer from Tennessee. She is a graduate of Syracuse University's MFA program. Her work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Nashville Review, Split Lip Magazine, Appalachian Review, The Masters Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. \u003ci\u003eHouse of Cotton \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.18 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700784828512,"sku":"9781250851932","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-cotton-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}