{"product_id":"blue-wild-indigo-hardcover","title":"Blue Wild Indigo - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE OKLAHOMAN\u003c\/em\u003e #1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Western Writers of America \"Spur Award\" Winner for Best Western Contemporary Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Will Rogers Medallion Award for \"Modern Fiction\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Indie Excellence Award for \"Western Fiction\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1954 in the red rock country town of Serafina, Oklahoma, where racial tensions are mounting in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision declaring segregation in schools unconstitutional. When two White hoodlums sexually assault a Mexican girl and pin the blame on Woody Coats, a young Black man, they nearly get him lynched. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBachelor rancher Harry True knows Woody didn't do it. So does his best friend's wife, Bliss Stone, the woman Harry would have married if war hadn't intervened. They know Woody is innocent because they saw him miles away the night of the crime at their secret trysting place. Harry and Bliss have a choice to make: come forward and exonerate Woody, an old family friend; or keep silent to conceal their affair. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolence erupts in Black and White parts of town as Harry and Bliss wrestle with what to do. They both dread what speaking up will cost them - friendship, family, respect - but soon learn that silence can cost more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe novel benefits from its convincing cast, each character gifted with a strong voice that accurately reflects the story's setting and time period... Jennings delivers an evocative portrait of a small town's unrest and instability during a critical point in history.\u003c\/em\u003e\" -BookLife Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Jennings's \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Wild Indigo\u003c\/strong\u003e is steeped in the tradition of Southern and Southwestern writers like Larry McMurtry and Harper Lee. From the first page, Jennings whisks us away to a time, 1954, and a place, Oklahoma, that now only exists in the imagination of such talented writers... Jennings, a master of creating complicated characters and lush description makes his characters... familiar to us, not because we've seen them before, but because they are so skillfully rendered.\" -Charles Salzberg, 3 time Shamus nominated author of Second Story Man and Canary in the Coal Mine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jim Jennings is both a skilled author and a fine trial attorney, including experience as a prosecutor. Both areas of expertise are combined to produce this marvelous novel, \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Wild Indigo\u003c\/strong\u003e. As an author, Jennings uses the characters... to weave a fascinating tale. The strong tension between love and loyalty to another and duty to the greater society is highlighted... One hates to put the book down because of the strong desire to read on and see what happens next.\" -William G. Paul, American Bar Association President (1999-2000), Oklahoma Hall of Fame (2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402190897330,"sku":"9798990794528","price":47.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/v0qCzzclnZ9798990794528.webp?v=1783045525","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/blue-wild-indigo-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}