{"product_id":"9780743254434","title":"Random Family","description":"By: Adrian Nicole LeBlanc     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSet amid the havoc of the War on Drugs, this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller is an \"astonishingly intimate\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine) chronicle of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eone family’s triumphs and trials in the South Bronx of the 1990s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Unmatched in depth and power and grace. A profound, achingly beautiful work of narrative nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e…\u003cb\u003eThe standard-bearer of embedded reportage.” —Matthew Desmond, author of \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her classic bestseller, journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc immerses readers in the world of one family with roots in the Bronx, New York. In 1989, LeBlanc approached Jessica, a young mother whose encounter with the carceral state is about to forever change the direction of her life. This meeting redirected LeBlanc’s reporting, taking her past the perennial stories of crime and violence into the community of women and children who bear the brunt of the insidious violence of poverty. Her book bears witness to the teetering highs and devastating lows in the daily lives of Jessica, her family, and her expanding circle of friends. Set at the height of the War on Drugs, \u003ci\u003eRandom Family\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story—an ode to the families that form us and the families we create for ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCharting the tumultuous struggle of hope against deprivation over three generations, LeBlanc slips behind the statistics and comes back with a riveting, haunting, and distinctly American true story.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46744133009635,"sku":"DTRSSUS-9780743254434","price":131.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/O_5691ced8-1f5e-4644-9a53-5399f7c260ed.jpg?v=1750646794","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9780743254434","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}