{"product_id":"the-american-daughters-9780593729410","title":"The American Daughters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, \u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LIT \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdy, a curious, sharp-witted girl, and her fierce mother, Sanite, are inseparable. Enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the pair spend their days reminiscing about their family's rebellious and storied history and dreaming of a loving future. When mother and daughter are separated, Ady is left hopeless and directionless until she stumbles into the Mockingbird Inn and meets Lenore, a free Black woman with whom she becomes fast friends. Lenore invites Ady to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters. With the courage instilled in her by Sanite--and with help from these strong women--Ady learns how to put herself first. So begins her journey toward liberation and imagining a new future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of hope and triumph that reminds us what is possible when a community bands together to fight for their freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice Carlos Ruffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593729410","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716626313353,"sku":"9780593729410","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_39202edf-363f-4bc5-8714-6e10e9845bc0.jpg?v=1759249812","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-american-daughters-9780593729410","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}