{"product_id":"one-drop-paperback","title":"One Drop - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBroyard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity, and the impact of this revelation on her own life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two months before he died, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side to impart a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. Born in the French Quarter in 1920, Anatole had begun to conceal his racial identity after his family moved to Brooklyn and his parents resorted to passing in order to get work. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the fav ade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices. Seeking out unknown relatives in New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, Bliss uncovers the 250-year history of her family in America and chronicles her own evolution from privilged WASP to a woman of mixed-race ancestry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBliss Broyard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eMy Father, Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the year. Her fiction and essays have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Essay\u003c\/i\u003e, and have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGrand Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.46 x 8.16 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694792216639,"sku":"9780316008068","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2fc7a7f223813505f9810799aec02a15.webp?v=1765002106","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/one-drop-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}