{"product_id":"they-will-know-our-names-a-novel","title":"They Will Know Our Names: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo friends, bound by music but separated by the Jim Crow-era color line, endure the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of life in this moving novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eO Sinners! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDances\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHal Jansen, the artistic, sensitive youngest son of a successful department store executive, has just dropped out of college to begin a burgeoning folk music career when he stumbles into a chance performance by blues prodigy Rudy Amos. Amidst the political turmoil of the 1960\u0026amp;rsquo;s, the two immediately strike up a profound camaraderie and begin to write songs as letters to each other, as a way of transmuting all of their tribulations into music. Over decades\u0026amp;mdash;through addiction, mental health crises, societal expectations, profound personal loss, failed marriages\u0026amp;mdash;the pair's brotherhood sees them through as they put everything on the line for their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against the backdrop of a changing America, \u003ci\u003eThey Will Know Our Names \u003c\/i\u003eis a lyrical celebration of the transformative friendships that hold us through the chaos of life and the music that keeps us going, despite it all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":49725593190627,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780593597477","price":177.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780593597477.jpg?v=1789266077","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/they-will-know-our-names-a-novel","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}