{"product_id":"james-by-percival-everett-1","title":"James By Percival Everett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: 27\/02\/2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenres: Fiction - Historical Fiction - Book Club - Audiobook - Literary Fiction - Historical - Race\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA breathtakingly accomplished retelling of \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e from the point of view of the enslaved Jim, Everett's tour de force reclaims the character's voice from the literary margins with power, precision and dazzling wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781035031269\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages: \u003cspan\u003e320\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e199 x 129 x 21 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e216 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage: \u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA breathtakingly accomplished retelling of \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e from the point of view of the enslaved Jim, Everett's tour de force reclaims the character's voice from the literary margins with power, precision and dazzling wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaterstones \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/campaign\/books-of-the-month\"\u003eFiction Book of the Month\u003c\/a\u003e for March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. 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