{"product_id":"daddy-was-a-number-runner","title":"Daddy Was A Number Runner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a Foreword by James Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful timeless and relevant' Jacqueline Woodson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A most important novel' Paule Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A considerable achievement' James Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family and it's both a place of refuge and of danger. Her beloved father becomes a number runner when he is unable to find legal work and while one of Francie's brothers dreams of becoming a chemist the other is in a gang. Francie too is a dreamer but women in her neighbourhood have limited prospects either selling their bodies on the streets running poker games or having a baby every year. There are risks in everything from going to the movies to walking down the block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791150084275,"sku":"9780349015927","price":479.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478115749780349015927.jpg?v=1762852595","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/daddy-was-a-number-runner","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}