{"product_id":"pre-order-5-5-jones-durand-wait-til-i-get-over-blue-jay","title":"JONES,DURAND - Wait Til I Get Over - Blue Jay","description":"Durand Jones's Wait 'Til I Get Over is a memoir and a love letter.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the story of Jones's life, his growth and revelations, the\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewisdom of his hometown and the wisdom he could only gain\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eonce he left. In it, he writes through Hillaryville's contradictions:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe pristine beauty and the ragged roads; his teenage desire\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto leave and his adult desire to honor his tangled roots; the\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eplantation history and the ups and downs of the Black community\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethat made homes of this reparation town. \"Hometowns have a\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eway of keeping a part of you,\" says Jones, \"and if I'm making\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003esomething young-me would be proud of, Hillaryville is a big part\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof that.\" Jones finds something transformative in his memories\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethere and the life he has led since, ultimately claiming and\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eembracing his whole self.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is vulnerable, personal, touching on Jones's\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003erelationship to church life, to his mother, to his queerness, to\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehis worth. \"I wish I could tell my younger self 'you don't have to\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estick to the dreams people have for you,'\" says Jones, \"'you can\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edream bigger. You are more than capable, you are more than\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eable. I think about some nerdy punk kid in the rural south who\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eneeds to hear that now.'\" Wait 'Til I Get Over does exactly that.","brand":"Durand Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365350994172,"sku":"DEDO280C1.1","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4975\/4108\/files\/durand-jones-music-vinyl-records-jones-durand-wait-til-i-get-over-blue-jay-656605158037-dedo280c1-1-39955129368828.jpg?v=1762402682","url":"https:\/\/shop.thirdeyecomics.com\/products\/pre-order-5-5-jones-durand-wait-til-i-get-over-blue-jay","provider":"Third Eye Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}