{"product_id":"a-country-you-can-leave-9780374604059","title":"A Country You Can Leave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom page one, \u003ci\u003eA Country You Can Leave\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, exasperating, and deeply heartbreaking tale of mother-daughter strife and resilience. Xochitl Gonzalez, author of \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on their luck but rich in humor and escape plans, Lara navigates what it means to be the Black biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia's orbitwith her insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian) and having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)might look like.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLara knows that something else lies beneath her moth\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401919308119,"sku":"9780374604059","price":18.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-country-you-can-leave-9780374604059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}