{"product_id":"the-blueprint","title":"The Blueprint","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e is an astounding work, an unflinching portrait of misogyny and racism in a speculative world terrifyingly close to our own. Rae Giana Rashad chronicles the generational ghosts of womanhood, and how we understand ourselves through the stories of those we come from, in a way I've never read before. A remarkable new talent, and a timeless literary voice.\"--Ashley Audrain, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of Octavia E. Butler and Margaret Atwood, a harrowing dystopian novel set in an alternate United States--a world of injustice and bondage in which a young Black woman becomes the concubine of a powerful white government official and must face the dangerous consequences of their profound power imbalance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolenne Bonet lives in Texas where choice no longer exists. An algorithm determines a Black woman's occupation, spouse, and residence. Solenne finds solace in penning the biography of Henriette, an ancestor who'd been an enslaved concubine to a wealthy planter in 1800s Louisiana. But history repeats itself when Solenne, lonely and naïve, finds herself entangled with Bastien Martin, a high-ranking government official. Solenne finds the psychological bond unbearable, so she considers alternatives. With Henriette as her guide, she must decide whether and how to leave behind all she knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the lives of enslaved concubines to U.S. politicians and planters, this speculative fiction novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Blueprint, \u003c\/i\u003e unfolds over dual timelines to explore bodily autonomy, hypocrisy, and power imbalances through the lens of the nation's most unprotected: a Black girl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833277329613,"sku":"9780063330115","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_fd0c7df1-e563-47cb-a0e2-daddc8784cd2.jpg?v=1790814461","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-blueprint","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}