{"product_id":"blessed-by-thunder-memoir-of-a-cuban-girlhood-9781504034197","title":"Blessed by Thunder: Memoir of a Cuban Girlhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Flor Fernandez Barrios ushers readers into startling proximity to a Cuba seen through the eyes of a woman whose childhood was both shaped and shattered by the beautiful island. The indelible quality of Barrios's observations, specific and true, make \u003cem\u003eBlessed by Thunder\u003c\/em\u003e an important chronicle of the Cuban experience.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Fernandez's book is a visually rich portrait of a tumultuous era. Fernandez knows how to craft a compelling narrative best of all are  her] enchanting cast of characters.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Flor Fernandez Barrios reminds us what we can never forget, that ties to one's homeland endure. When she calls on her grandmother for strength in America, the invisible bonds of all our ancestors appear. This book holds healing words as we begin to restore our relations with Cuba.\" --Terry Tempest Williams\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A stunning portrait of what binds life together despite our terrible tests. It is gorgeous in the telling. I could not put it down.\" --Joy Harjo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504034197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Flor Fernandez Barrios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655183888540,"sku":"9781504034197","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb694cab-c647-47ea-9995-1969685769c5.jpg?v=1603884941","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blessed-by-thunder-memoir-of-a-cuban-girlhood-9781504034197","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}