{"product_id":"dirty-blonde-and-half-cuban-9780060721756","title":"Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical \"Havana Honey\" series published by Salon.com, \u003cem\u003eDirty Blonde and Half-Cuban\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends up broke and alone in Havana. She's then forced to adopt the life of the jineteras -- educated Cuban women who supplement a desperate income by accommodating sex tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye for detail and a razor wit, Lisa Wixon relates Alysia's journey and creates a love song to Cuba, a heartfelt tribute to a resilient people facing soul-numbing poverty in a land where M.D.s and Ph.D.s earn $18 a month, and a pair of jeans costs twice as much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060721756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Lisa Wixon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161279721653,"sku":"9780060721756","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_73970e36-da72-4f13-9304-19d6e44c48ee.jpg?v=1768317619","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dirty-blonde-and-half-cuban-9780060721756","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}