{"product_id":"the-white-family-paperback","title":"The White Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggie Gee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding . . . tender, sexy and alarming.\"--Jim Crace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alfred White, patriarch of the White family, collapses at work, his wife, May, and their three disparate children find themselves confronting issues they would rather ignore. Maggie Gee skillfully weaves a narrative that reminds us that racism not only devastates the lives of its victims, but also those of its perpetrators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Gee\u003c\/b\u003e is the first female chair of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London. \u003ci\u003eThe White Family\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and the IMPAC Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Flood\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Orange Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Gee was one of Granta's 'Best of Young British Novelists' in 1983. Her other books include My Cleaner, The Flood and Light Years (Saqi).The Ice People will be published by Telegram Books in the US in 2008. She is chair of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.22 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146057281767,"sku":"9780863563805","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/926179211b7a7f97b1d0bd2e35a1c6d9.webp?v=1780342051","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-family-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}