{"product_id":"the-prophets","title":"The Prophets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIsaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony. \u003c\/span\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Jones, Jr. Paperback; 416 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#21113349\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Congress Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48401140678877,"sku":"pje1787251340756","price":11.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/1875\/4525\/files\/the-prophets_1.jpg?v=1787251349","url":"https:\/\/freshstepfashion.shop\/products\/the-prophets","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}