{"product_id":"the-unicorn-woman-paperback","title":"The Unicorn Woman - 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\u003eGayl Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of our greatest living authors.\"--Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston Globe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical ideal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the early 1950s, this latest novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not in glory, but into their Jim Crow communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he's a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he is a true self-educated intellectual and a classic seeker: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he moves around the south, from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, primarily, to his second home of Memphis, Tennessee, he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and encounters with a variety of colorful characters and mythical prototypes: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, and bigots. The lead among these characters is, of course, The Unicorn Woman, who exists, but mostly lives in Bud's private mythology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of Black (and Indigenous) people in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayl Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kentucky in 1949. She attended Connecticut College and Brown University, and has taught at Wellesley and the University of Michigan. Her books include \u003ci\u003eCorregidora\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEva's Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMosquito\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Healing\u003c\/i\u003e, the last a National Book Award finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year as well as \u003ci\u003ePalmares, \u003c\/i\u003ea Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the recently published \u003ci\u003eTHE BIRDCATCHER, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378886635622,"sku":"9780807019627","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TPNE7DIJbE9780807019627.webp?v=1768912585","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-unicorn-woman-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}