--- product_id: 62241462 title: "Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel" price: "฿1370" currency: THB in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/62241462-where-the-line-bleeds-a-novel store_origin: TH region: Thailand --- # Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel **Price:** ฿1370 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** ฿1370 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.th](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/62241462-where-the-line-bleeds-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel [Ward, Jesmyn] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel Review: Bayou Blessings - This book was very good and different. It told the story of young black Louisiana men and the problems that they had which is really the same as any young men growing up in the northeast. There mother Cille had to go to Atlanta to work as she’d done since they were born. No jobs so young ones had to end up selling drugs for pocket monies. Review: Beautiful writing! - I have really become a fan of Jesmyn Ward in the last year, so when WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS was selected as a discussion book for the Reading Women Podcast as part of their Working Class Stories theme in June, I knew I’d be picking this book up. This book is part of Ward’s Bois Savage series which are loosely connected in place and time and I had already read and enjoyed the other two, SALVAGE THE BONES and SING, UNBURIED, SING. WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS tells the story of two young men, twins Joshua and Christophe. As the book begins, they are graduating from high school and ready to take on life. They haven’t had a traditional home life. Their father was a drug addict and not in the picture and their mother left town when they were very young. They’ve been cared for by their grandmother who is going blind as a result of diabetes so they are becoming her caregivers more and more. In a difficult economic climate, the Joshua and Christophe put in application after application at the same places, sharing a car and an ambition to get work. As it turns out, only Joshua gets hired. Desperate to start making money, Christope is convinced to start selling drugs. This continues to drive a wedge between the brothers who have only known how to tackle life up to now as a pair. This book was really fascinating. This is not a story that relies a lot on plot, but focuses in on character development and why these characters make the decisions they do. In some twist of fate, largely based on luck, Joshua gets an opportunity to better his situation and is forced in many ways to leave Christophe behind. I have enjoyed reading a few novels this year that really explore the consequences of different choices and how life might have been different if a different choice was made. In this novel, this same theme gets a twist in that you have two boys who are very much the same until high school graduation, but are put on different paths with just one minor difference in getting and not getting a job offer. Also, a little bit of cover appreciation. At first glance, it appears to be a lovely cover with some pretty foliage. While it is that, it also depicts the twins and the widening river between them and their lives in the novel. Overall, I really loved the reading experience. As with all of Ward’s books that I have read so far, the author really has a masterful way of writing descriptions that I really enjoy, so I will definitely be adding more Jesmyn Ward titles to my TBR! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #178,238 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,505 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #5,575 in Literary Fiction (Books) #15,628 in Politics & Social Sciences (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 733 Reviews | ## Images ![Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/815CvwGuURL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bayou Blessings *by R***R on March 23, 2024* This book was very good and different. It told the story of young black Louisiana men and the problems that they had which is really the same as any young men growing up in the northeast. There mother Cille had to go to Atlanta to work as she’d done since they were born. No jobs so young ones had to end up selling drugs for pocket monies. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful writing! *by D***S on September 24, 2019* I have really become a fan of Jesmyn Ward in the last year, so when WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS was selected as a discussion book for the Reading Women Podcast as part of their Working Class Stories theme in June, I knew I’d be picking this book up. This book is part of Ward’s Bois Savage series which are loosely connected in place and time and I had already read and enjoyed the other two, SALVAGE THE BONES and SING, UNBURIED, SING. WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS tells the story of two young men, twins Joshua and Christophe. As the book begins, they are graduating from high school and ready to take on life. They haven’t had a traditional home life. Their father was a drug addict and not in the picture and their mother left town when they were very young. They’ve been cared for by their grandmother who is going blind as a result of diabetes so they are becoming her caregivers more and more. In a difficult economic climate, the Joshua and Christophe put in application after application at the same places, sharing a car and an ambition to get work. As it turns out, only Joshua gets hired. Desperate to start making money, Christope is convinced to start selling drugs. This continues to drive a wedge between the brothers who have only known how to tackle life up to now as a pair. This book was really fascinating. This is not a story that relies a lot on plot, but focuses in on character development and why these characters make the decisions they do. In some twist of fate, largely based on luck, Joshua gets an opportunity to better his situation and is forced in many ways to leave Christophe behind. I have enjoyed reading a few novels this year that really explore the consequences of different choices and how life might have been different if a different choice was made. In this novel, this same theme gets a twist in that you have two boys who are very much the same until high school graduation, but are put on different paths with just one minor difference in getting and not getting a job offer. Also, a little bit of cover appreciation. At first glance, it appears to be a lovely cover with some pretty foliage. While it is that, it also depicts the twins and the widening river between them and their lives in the novel. Overall, I really loved the reading experience. As with all of Ward’s books that I have read so far, the author really has a masterful way of writing descriptions that I really enjoy, so I will definitely be adding more Jesmyn Ward titles to my TBR! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The first of Bois Sauvage *by K***E on August 14, 2023* Amazon lists this as the 3rd Bois Sauvage novel but it's Ward's 1st and predates the other 2 novels. The writing is not as good although the story is certainly as compelling. Chapters jump between characters and time making this one a slightly more difficult read. I may not have been as eager for Salvage The Bones and Sing,Unburied,Sing if I had started with this one. In the end, I was left wondering how Joshua and Christophe turned out. How did they fair through Katrina? How much longer did they have with Ma-mee? How are they today? 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