{"product_id":"book-1irv","title":"The Chinaberry Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories are told freely at The Chinaberry Tree bar-fiercely, and without permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young white narrator arrives to listen, document, and preserve the lived experiences of Black men and women whose voices are too often overlooked. But observation quickly becomes entanglement, and the line between witness and participant begins to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn bars, living rooms, and late-night conversations, language is raw, humor cuts deep, and truths resist easy interpretation. The narrator is pulled into a world that challenges not only what he hears-but his right to hear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unapologetic work of literary fiction by Jerome Saintjones, \u003cem\u003eThe Chinaberry Tree\u003c\/em\u003e confronts race, power, and the uneasy boundaries of storytelling. With provocative dialogue and emotionally charged encounters, it asks: Who owns a story-and what does it cost to tell it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Jeremy Michael Durm, whose nuanced performance brings depth and immediacy to every voice, this 6-hour listening experience immerses and unsettles in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2025 American Fiction Awards finalist and multiple award winner, this debut is already gaining early distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66562528543024,"sku":"BD1irv","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1irv-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776469068","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1irv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}