{"product_id":"lakewood-by-megan-giddings-1","title":"Lakewood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNPR Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElectric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 |\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLit Hub \u0026amp; The Millions: Most Anticipated Books of 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMs. Magazine: Anticipated 2020 Feminist Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRefinery29: Books by Black Women We are Looking Forward To Reading |\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of The Millions’ Most Anticipated Reads of 2020 | Amazon Book of the Month Pick | Audible Editor’s Pick | Essence’s Pick| Glamour’s Must Read | Ms. Magazine’s Anticipated Read of 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA startling debut about class and race,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLakewood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevokes a terrifying world of medical experimentation―part\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, part\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the black millennial drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out of pocket medical expenses. A free place to live. All Lena has to do is participate in a secret science fiction horror program―and lie to her friends and family about the research being done in Lakewood. An eye drop that makes brown eyes blue, a medication that could be a cure for dementia, golden pills promised to make all bad thoughts go away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe discoveries made in Lakewood, Lena is told, will change the world―but the consequences for the subjects involved could be devastating. As the truths reveal themselves, Lena learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the sake of her family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvocative and thrilling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLakewood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a breathtaking psychological thriller that takes an unflinching look at the moral dilemmas many working-class families face, and the horror that has been forced on black bodies in the name of science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Giddings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45073046994998,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/9814\/3542\/files\/81JsHq6ystL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774018597","url":"https:\/\/peabodybookemporium.com\/products\/lakewood-by-megan-giddings-1","provider":"Peabody Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}