{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-stories-kathleen-collins","title":"Whatever Happened to Interracial Love: Stories;  Kathleen Collins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHumorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins’s stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring deep, far-reaching issues—race, gender, family, and sexuality—that shape the ordinary moments in our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Uncle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnly Once\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate—and final—act of foolishness. Collins’s work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters’ lives, creating rich, devastatingly familiar, full-bodied men, women, and children who transcend the symbolic, penetrating both the reader’s head and heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth contemporary and timeless, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhatever Happened to Interracial Love? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis a major addition to the literary canon, and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eDecember 6, 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKathleen Collins was a pioneer African American playwright, filmmaker, civil rights activist, film editor, and educator. Her film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLosing Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the first features made by a black woman in America, and is an extremely rare narrative portrayal of a black female intellectual. Collins died in 1988 at the age of forty-six.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44802923659586,"sku":"","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/products\/interr.jpg?v=1679433588","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-stories-kathleen-collins","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}