{"product_id":"black-berry-sweet-juice-lawrence-hill","title":"Black Berry, Sweet Juice - Lawrence Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK BERRY, SWEET JUICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHill movingly reveals his struggle to understand his own personal and racial identity. Raised by human rights activist parents in a predominantly white Ontario suburb, he is imbued with lingering memories and offers a unique perspective. In a satirical yet serious tone, Hill describes the ambiguity involved in searching for his identity - an especially complex and difficult journey in a country that prefers to see him as neither black nor white.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterspersed with slices of his personal experiences, fascinating family history and the experiences of thirty-six other Canadians of mixed race interviewed for this book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK BERRY, SWEET JUICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also examines contemporary racial issues in Canadian society. Hill explores the terms used to describe children of mixed race, the unrelenting hostility towards mix-race couples and the real meaning of the black Canadian experience. It arrives at a critical time when, in the highly publicized and controversial case of Elijah Van de Perre, the son of a white mother and black father in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has just granted custody to Elijah's mother, Kimberly Van de Perre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA reflective, sensitive and often humourous book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK BERRY, SWEET JUICE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a thought provoking discourse on the current status of race relations inCanada and it's a fascinating and important read for us all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsed Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e243 pages, Softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published August 23, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42074101940318,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/bbsj.jpg?v=1759281018","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/black-berry-sweet-juice-lawrence-hill","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}