{"product_id":"portia-white","title":"Portia White","description":"\u003cp\u003eI take \u003cbr\u003e\nLiberties—poetic—and take \u003cbr\u003e\nLicense to relate her story \u003cbr\u003e\nIn her voice, to tell History \u003cbr\u003e\nWho she was—as I hear her say \u003cbr\u003e\nOr sing. \u003cbr\u003e\n[...] \u003cbr\u003e\nBut still you will come face-to-face \u003cbr\u003e\nWith a \"Portia,\" whose life outshines \u003cbr\u003e\nAll brilliance this black ink divines.... \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, the incomparable George Elliott Clarke explores a personal subject: his great-aunt Portia White. The result is a stirring, epic poem vibrating with energy and music that spans White's birth in 1911, a coming of age amidst the backdrop of two World Wars, and her life-long love affair with music—from singing in to directing the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church choir to her bel canto tutlege at the Halifax Conservatory of Music to her final, command performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1964. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortia White\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning testament to the first African Canadian to become an international star. Features vibrant illustrations by contemporary artist Lara Martina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none;\"\u003eGeorge Elliott Clarke Lara Martina \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nimbus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"EPUB [reflow]","offer_id":54551225729297,"sku":"9781771086981","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":54551225762065,"sku":"9781771086974","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Braille","offer_id":54551225794833,"sku":"PREXXX0000736","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/9676\/3409\/files\/PREXXX0000736.jpg?v=1788325251","url":"https:\/\/bookcentre.ca\/products\/portia-white","provider":"The Canadian Children's Book Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}