{"product_id":"fire-shut-up-in-my-bones-paperback","title":"Fire Shut Up in My Bones - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles M. Blow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book - Lambda Literary Award Winner - Long-listed for the PEN Open Book Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Charles Blow is the James Baldwin of our age.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Blade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[An] exquisite memoir . . . Delicately wrought and arresting.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUniversally praised on its publication, \u003cem\u003eFire Shut Up in My Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is a pioneering journalist's indelible coming-of-age tale. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Charles M. Blow's mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slavery's legacy felt close. When her philandering husband finally pushed her over the edge, she fired a pistol at his fleeing back, missing every shot, thanks to \"love that blurred her vision and bent the barrel.\" Charles was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his \"do-right\" mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After--the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. The story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America's most innovative and respected public figures is a stirring, redemptive journey that works its way into the deepest chambers of the heart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Stunning . . . Blow's words grab hold of you . . . [and] lead you to a place of healing.\" -- \u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The memoir of the year.\" -- A. V. Club\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book - Long-listed for the PEN Open Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Charles Blow is the James Baldwin of our age. \u003ci\u003eWashington Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [An] exquisite memoir . . . Delicately wrought and arresting. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversally praised on its publication, \u003ci\u003eFire Shut Up in My Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering journalist s indelible coming-of-age tale. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Charles M. Blow s mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slavery's legacy felt close. When her philandering husband finally pushed her over the edge, she fired a pistol at his fleeing back, missing every shot, thanks to love that blurred her vision and bent the barrel. Charles was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his do-right mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. The story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America s most innovative and respected public figures is a stirring, redemptive journey that works its way into the deepest chambers of the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stunning . . . Blow s words grab hold of you . . . [and] lead you to a place of healing. \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The memoir of the year. A. V. Club\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e [Author photo] (c) Beowulf Sheehan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles M. Blow\u003c\/b\u003e has been a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 2008 and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and HBO. He lives in Brooklyn with his three children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHARLES M. BLOW has been a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 2008 and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Fox New, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and HBO. He lives in Brooklyn with his three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463780921446,"sku":"9780544570115","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/c2wxdWdBbVZGMFoyTHZydnE5UmNFdz09.webp?v=1770641520","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fire-shut-up-in-my-bones-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}