{"product_id":"time-of-our-singing-by-richard-powers","title":"Time of Our Singing by Richard Powers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, an enthralling, wrenching novel about the lives and choices of one family, caught on the cusp of identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonah, Ruth and Joseph are the children of mixed-race parents determined to raise them beyond time, beyond identity, steeped in song. Yet they cannot be protected from the world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as Jonah becomes a successful young tenor, the opera arena remains fixated on his race. Ruth turns her back on classical music and disappears, dedicating herself to activism and a new relationship. As the years pass, Joseph – the middle child, a pianist and our narrator – must battle not just to remain connected to his siblings, but to forge a future of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of the tragedy of race in America, told through the lives and choices of one family caught on the cusp of identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An epic novel of modern America that weaves ideas of race, music and science into a mysterious but satisfying tapestry... Endlessly fascinating’ Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42273151582282,"sku":"4972ay","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/4972ay_1b7b2333-bed1-4ac5-b566-9c8c8dc5b676.jpg?v=1765603900","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/time-of-our-singing-by-richard-powers","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}