{"product_id":"dollbaby-a-novel","title":"Dollbaby: A Novel","description":"A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans—a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets\n\nWhen Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. Fannie’s New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been—and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum—is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie’s black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.\n\nFor Fannie’s own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibby’s arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbaby’s hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places.\n\nFor fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time.\n\nBy turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbaby is a novel readers will take to their hearts.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143127497\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143127497.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McNeal, Laura Lane\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41547282579514,"sku":"DBV.0143127497.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143127497-0.jpg?v=1784689843","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/dollbaby-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}