{"product_id":"sundown-9798860300569","title":"Sundown","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Parmenter Welty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black - Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbigail is forced at 16 to leave school because she is considered unteachable. Thanks to Mrs. Wesley, a neighbor who sees beyond Abigail's failure at school, we have a vivid down to earth diary of Abigail's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You have excellent recall, Abigail.... You are studying grammar, spelling, and word choice, but I am studying you. You are not simple at all, but very complex. I have understood for some time that you listen almost exclusively to yourself, while silently taking in a great deal of understanding. I believe that your intense drive to write is a way to release thoughts - of getting out of yourself, because for you talking is not enough. It's like you invented your own way to get out of your vernacular prison.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of family life on the farm, love and loss, and her growing thirst for knowledge. The observation of prejudice and injustice where she lives, in a sundown town, determines her life's commitment. Overcoming personal hurdles, Abigail fulfills her dream to become a teacher and librarian in a black community, to do her part in the struggle to see the sundown of inequality in our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45557846868119,"sku":"9798860300569","price":899.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798860300569.webp?v=1768594059","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sundown-9798860300569","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}