{"product_id":"are-we-ever-our-own-9781950774616","title":"Are We Ever Our Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving between Cuba and the U.S., the stories in \u003ci\u003eAre We Ever Our Own\u003c\/i\u003e trace the paths of the women of the far-flung Armando Castell family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated but unknown to each other, these women are exiles, immigrants, artists, outsiders, all in search of a sense of self and belonging. The owner of a professional mourning service investigates the disappearance of her employees. On the eve of the Cuban revolution, a young woman breaks into the mansion where she was once a servant to help the rebels and free herself. A musician in a traveling troupe recounts the last day she saw her father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinked by theme and complex familial bonds, these stories shift across genres and forms to excavate the violence wreaked on women's bodies and document the attempt to create something meaningful in the face of loss. They ask: who do we belong to? What, if anything, belongs to us? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950774616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41993196667061,"sku":"9781950774616","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5be46889-1768-421f-b2fa-70047747491f.jpg?v=1648524424","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/are-we-ever-our-own-9781950774616","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}