{"product_id":"buy-a-calamity-of-souls-david-baldacci-9781035035595","title":"A Calamity of Souls (David Baldacci)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Calamity of Souls\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: David Baldacci\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003csmall\u003eGenres: American literature\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Macmillan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished date: 2024-04-11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 481\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781035035595\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodReads Rating: 4.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: Format C (Large Format 138x216\/156x234 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Type: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes: Slight spine crack. Slight page curling \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSummary\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a murder case sets a duo of Black and white lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in town. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee and DuBose could not be more dissimilar. On their own, neither one can stop the prosecution’s deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, the pair fight for what once seemed imssible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baldacci, David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43221454225485,"sku":"CONF20260708008","price":169.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/9781035035595_20copy1_8.jpg?v=1783536333","url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/products\/buy-a-calamity-of-souls-david-baldacci-9781035035595","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}