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My left arm.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. 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An utter delight from start to finish.\" ―Terah Shelton Harris, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Summer in Savannah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo strong-willed sisters fight their way to forgiveness in this feel-good Southern fiction, for fans of Terry McMillan and KJ Dell'Antonia's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Chicken Sisters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose Tillman and her sister Marvina Nash haven't spoken in decades―not since Rose sent Marvina $40 to register their business, and Marvina used that money for her own personal purposes. 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Marvina, skeptical and still indignant, but incurably polite, figures she'll give Rose a chance to speak her piece, before closing the door in her face. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the sisters fight their way to forgiveness, they unpack their complicated past, form an unexpected alliance with a young mother-to-be, and reconnect through the tantalizing aroma of chicken dinners that hold the power to heal―or divide―a community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a tale rich with Southern charm, Rose and Marvina discover, through fussing, laughter, and tears, that the secret ingredient to a bright future might just be found in facing who they are today―and in forgiving the past to embrace a second chance at sisterhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Full of heart, generosity, and charm,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSisters with a Side of Greens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the kind of story that invites everyone to be a part of something bigger.\" ―Lucy Gilmore, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lonely Hearts Book Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Chef's kiss! A captivating tale of sisterhood, forgiveness and what it means to live fully in the present. Stimpson delivers raw, complex characters and a delicious storyline that will stay with the reader long after the last page.\" ―Kim Michele Richardson,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-interactable-container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-label-expand\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" expander-index=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"readInteractable\" name=\"continue-reading\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Michelle Stimpson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43061121253552,"sku":"9781728271590","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/51mCS6vT1lL._SY445_SX342.jpg?v=1704305943"},{"product_id":"this-aint-no-promised-land-a-novel","title":"This Ain't No Promised Land: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0825448514\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"8bnoow-6iefpc-hst9qt-ojqtpd\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"With stellar storytelling skills, Tina Shelton reminds us that while love isn't always enough to erase the hurts, it's the only way to survive them. 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Ray Jr., former president of the Society for the Study of Black Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-interactable-container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-label-expand\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" expander-index=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"readInteractable\" name=\"read-less\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-icon collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tina Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43061263564976,"sku":"9780825448515","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/913n9wItKSL._SY342.jpg?v=1704315467"},{"product_id":"this-could-be-us","title":"This Could Be Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1538706822\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"vz0mma-g6yg8d-l4lb7u-qe7vzg\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoledad Barnes has her life all planned out. 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