{"product_id":"in-the-country-stories-by-mia-alvar","title":"In the Country: Stories \/ by Mia Alvar","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage, 2016. Trade pb. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn these nine globe-trotting tales, Mia Alvar gives voice to the women and men of the Philippines and its diaspora.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar’s stories explore the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home—and marks the arrival of a formidable new voice in literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46609431003302,"sku":null,"price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/inthecountry.webp?v=1756011615","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-country-stories-by-mia-alvar","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}