{"product_id":"9780857527585","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat shoots - for no apparent reason - the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church's baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportcoat's best friend - Hot Sausage - to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church. DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+James+McBride\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJames McBride\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"James McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379861012643,"sku":"9780857527585","price":245.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780857527585_c5229565-b97e-417f-9dce-e2738ea97510.jpg?v=1776516423","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780857527585","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}