{"product_id":"if-beale-street-could-talk-copy","title":"If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In) (Vintage International)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy James Baldwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—\"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• Also a major motion picture from Barry Jenkins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eperhaps the best of all.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions—affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42438373408829,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2220\/7891\/files\/912eD53HQjL._SL1500.jpg?v=1751054685","url":"https:\/\/tia-chuchas.myshopify.com\/en-ca\/products\/if-beale-street-could-talk-copy","provider":"Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural \u0026 Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}