{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bowie, Ep. 4 - The Street by Ann Petry, Part 1 & Why We Love It","description":"The Street is the story of a young, black, single mom, named Lutie Johnson who is struggling to raise her son, Bub, in the racial dissonance that was Harlem in the late 1940s. In this episode of 75 Reads, we\u2019re covering chapters one through nine. We talk about Lutie\u2019s cheating ex-husband, her sweet eight year old son (who, in our opinion is left alone entirely too often), her job working for a white family in the country, the reason why Lutie and several other characters in the book hate white people and blame them for the harsh circumstances they\u2019re in (for the record, we agree), and we start to set up a situation in the second part of the book that changes the trajectory of Lutie\u2019s and Bub\u2019s lives. This book is powerful, friends. We can\u2019t wait to share it, and our thoughts, with you. And we can\u2019t wait to hear what you think! Tweet us your thoughts @75reads. ","author_name":"75 Reads","author_url":"https:\/\/www.75reads.com","html":"