{"product_id":"skin-bones-paperback","title":"Skin \u0026 Bones - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRen?e Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of May 2024 by \u003ci\u003eNew York Post. \u003c\/i\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A plus-size single mother struggles to fit into spaces not made for her in this soulful, lyrical novel that explores what ultimately gets passed down from one generation to the next \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With her wedding weeks away, Lena Baker feels excited for the next chapter. She's built a steady life in Portland, and between wine nights with her two best friends, a loving relationship, and a rewarding job, she's happy--until a devastating confession from her fianc? on their wedding day shakes her world. Unmoored and grieving, Lena questions everything she thought she knew about love, friendship, and motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this stirring exploration of who society makes room for, one mother resolves to teach her daughter self-love even as she herself struggles with it--and learns how to shine her bold, brilliant light in a world that wants to dim it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An exquisite love letter to Black women.\" --Deesha Philyaw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Ren?e Watson's writing is divine.\" --Kwame Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Fathers Cry at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRen?e Watson is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Over the past decade she has authored fifteen young adult books, which have collectively sold more than a million copies. She received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003ePiecing Me Together\u003c\/i\u003e and high praise for \u003ci\u003e1619 Project: Born on the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater\u003c\/i\u003e. Watson is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets' Education Advisory Council. She is also a writer-in-residence at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Program. Ren?e splits her time between New York City and Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153920753727,"sku":"9780316570893","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/BrTN8W03H49780316570893.webp?v=1776952076","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/skin-bones-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}