{"product_id":"the-color-of-sacrifice-a-novel-by-shara-moon","title":"The Color of Sacrifice: A Novel by Shara Moon (Paperback) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Historical - 20th Century - World War I - African American and Black - War \u0026amp; Military - Family Life - Multigenerational\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 1\/26\/2027 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping historical novel about two mothers, still reeling from the loss of a beloved soldier, whose opposing views on an impending Gold Star pilgrimage ignite personal journeys of their own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound by grief, two women must choose how much they will sacrifice for one last goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1933, and thousands of American mothers have already crossed the ocean to France to visit the graves of their sons lost during the Great War. Yet for Black Gold Star Mothers and Widows, this government-sponsored pilgrimage is an insult. As the final group of mourners prepare to sail cross the Atlantic—with white women aboard luxury liners and Black women relegated to cargo ships—many must decide if the long, segregated journey is worth the unfair treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne widow wants to remember...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThelma Hayes just wants to see her husband again—or at the very least, his final resting place. Widowed only a year after marrying the love of her life, she longs to give her fourteen-year-old son something he’s never had: a connection to the father he never knew. When an unexpected opportunity places France within reach, Thelma is willing to sacrifice almost anything to make the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShara Moon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a first-generation Haitian American writer with a passion for uncovering overlooked stories of Black women in history. A former college writing instructor, she holds degrees from the University of Central Florida and the City College of New York. She is the author of the historical novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet Us March On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Color of Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In THE COLOR OF SACRIFICE, author Shara Moon paints a vivid world of grief, guilt and longing, set to the backdrop of an interwar America where racial divides still yawn like fissures in the earth... a compelling read that confronts the cost of freedom, the burden of loss, and the impossible decisions that shaped the lives of Black Americans whose loved ones died in the First World War for a country that didn't yet consider them equal.\" - \u003cb\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"With tenderness, grace, and a fierce understanding of the many forms grief can take, Shara Moon brings an overlooked chapter of American history vividly to life. The Color of Sacrifice is a powerful testament to love, pride, and motherhood. Moon draws readers intimately into the lives of women who refused to let prejudice diminish the worth of the man they loved--or allow the magnitude of their ultimate sacrifice to be forgotten. \" - \u003cb\u003eVanessa Riley, Bestselling Author of FIre Sword and Sea and Island Queen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne mother refuses to forget...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Hayes has already lost too much. After surviving the murder of her husband, the destruction of her home, and the death of her only son, she refuses to surrender one more piece of herself. Standing firm against the segregated pilgrimage to France, Charlotte vows not to accept anything less than equal acknowledgment of her son’s sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound together by the man they both lost—and divided by how to best honor his memory—these two grieving women must decide what matters more: demanding dignity—or getting to say goodbye one last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the true story of the segregated Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage, THE COLOR OF SACRIFICE is a gripping historical novel about love, loss, reconciliation, and the painful cost of war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557727408321,"sku":"9780063213463","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9780063213463.jpg?v=1788409581","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/the-color-of-sacrifice-a-novel-by-shara-moon","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}