{"product_id":"just-above-my-head","title":"Just Above My Head","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ONLY. PLEASE PLACE PREORDERS AS SEPARATE ORDERS FROM ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE FULFILLED IMMEDIATELY. ITEMS ORDERED WITH PREORDER BOOKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE PREORDER IS AVAILABLE FOR FULFILLMENT. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: James Baldwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Baldwin’s final novel—“the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)—follows one family through three decades of struggle and joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Baldwin’s final novel opens with the stark grief of a brother mourning a brother. Arthur Montana, celebrated gospel singer, has been found collapsed in a London pub at the age of thirty-nine. His brother, Hall, is left to write the story of his life, his talent, and his great love. Retracing the past three decades of their history, Hall writes with tender passion about the central characters in Arthur’s life: Sister Julia, a “fire-baptized” child evangelist called to the ministry when she was nine, whose life seems considerably less “redeemed” out of the pulpit; and Julia’s brother Jimmy, Arthur’s most gifted accompanist, the catalyst of his success as a singer, and his devoted lover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unforgettable epic drama spanning the distance from the Apollo in Harlem to the Olympia in Paris, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Above My Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a magnificent tale of personal courage, commitment, and profound love filled with all the lyricism, violence, and compassion that comprise the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48171141595287,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9798217010431_05ead.jpg?v=1787760509","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/just-above-my-head","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}