{"product_id":"9780743225748","title":"The Last Days of Dogtown : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Days of Dogtown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Anita Diamant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An excellent novel. A lovely and moving portrait of society’s outcasts…affirms the essential humanity of its poor and stubborn residents, for whom each day of survival is a victory” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and “witches.” Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Anita Diamant’s keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Dogtown\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"The book has a compelling, page-turning pull...with spare yet vividly descriptive prose.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Diamant's] theme -- that life teems even as it dwindles -- has all the more power for its subtle, unsentimental articulation.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] superb historical novel.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is haunting.... [It] will linger with you for days.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A quiet tribute to love's power.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent novel.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743225748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40978667077838,"sku":"9780743225748","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_00173abd-83aa-4f8e-9f19-967f04b316d2.jpg?v=1646690542","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743225748","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}