{"product_id":"the-book-of-unknown-americans-thorndike-press-large-print-core-9781410474322","title":"The Book Of Unknown Americans (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A triumph of storytelling. Henriquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams. This passionate  powerful novel will stay with you long after youve turned the final page.\" --Ben Fountain  author of \"Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk\" A boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico. One day  their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter  Maribel  sustains a terrible injury  one that casts doubt on whether shell ever be the same. And so  leaving all they have behind  the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources  Maribel can get better. When Mayor Toro  whose family is from Panama  sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store  it is love at first sight. Its also the beginning of a friendship between the Rivera and Toro families  whose web of guilt and love and responsibility is at this novels core. Woven into their stories are the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. Their journeys and their voices will inspire you  surprise you  and break your heart. Suspenseful  wry and immediate  rich in spirit and humanity  \"The Book of Unknown Americans\" is a work of rare force and originality. \"From the Hardcover edition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646938898485,"sku":"ByrdShop_1410474321","price":27.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781410474322.jpg?v=1781682419","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-unknown-americans-thorndike-press-large-print-core-9781410474322","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}