{"product_id":"the-devil-three-times-paperback","title":"The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n        body {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n            color: #333;\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 20px;\n        }\n        h2, h3 {\n            color: #5a5a5a;\n        }\n        .container {\n            max-width: 800px;\n            margin: 0 auto;\n            padding: 20px;\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n            border-radius: 8px;\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n        }\n        .book-title {\n            font-size: 2em;\n            text-align: center;\n            margin-bottom: 0.5em;\n        }\n        .author-name {\n            font-size: 1.2em;\n            text-align: center;\n            font-style: italic;\n            margin-bottom: 2em;\n        }\n        .quote {\n            font-style: italic;\n            border-left: 4px solid #d9534f;\n            padding-left: 15px;\n            margin: 1.5em 0;\n            color: #555;\n        }\n        .about-author {\n            margin-top: 2em;\n            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\n            padding-top: 1em;\n        }\n        strong {\n            color: #d9534f;\n        }\n    \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"book-title\"\u003eThe Devil Three Times: A Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"author-name\"\u003eby Rickey Fayne\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A debut of enormous ambition\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNathan Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Yetunde awakens on a slave ship bound for America, she makes a desperate bargain. Seeking survival, she accepts an offer of supernatural power from an unexpected source: the Devil himself. In exchange for an incredible sacrifice, the Devil promises to protect her, hoping to prove himself worthy of returning to heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bargain, however, extends far beyond Yetunde's lifetime. Over the next 175 years, the Devil visits eight generations of her descendants in West Tennessee, always appearing in their darkest hour. He offers each of them a different version of salvation. We meet Lucille, a conjure woman; Asa, who passes for white; Louis and Virgil, who are locked in a struggle that threatens to turn them into a modern-day Cain and Abel; Cassandra, who speaks to the dead; and James, who fights to hold his family together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Devil navigates the lives of Yetunde's family, he wonders if his repeated acts of intervention can truly save him as well. Steeped in the spiritual traditions and rich oral history of the Black diaspora, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil Three Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a baptism by fire and water, heralding a powerful new voice in American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-author\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRickey Fayne\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fiction writer from rural West Tennessee. His work has been featured in prestigious literary magazines such as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Holding an MA in English from Northwestern University and an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers, his writing reimagines and honors his ancestors’ experiences through his Black, Southern upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50347394040123,"sku":"0349127220","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/7725763482312.jpg?v=1748828740","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-devil-three-times-paperback","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}