{"product_id":"family-lore-9780063207264","title":"Family Lore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: Today.com * \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003e* Electric Literature * \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times * \u003c\/em\u003eTelemundo * \u003cem\u003eWashington Post * \u003c\/em\u003eHipLatina * \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar * Elle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake--a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led--her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else's? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Flor isn't the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the three days prior to the wake, \u003cem\u003eFamily Lore\u003c\/em\u003e traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces--one family's journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063207264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Acevedo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896101867701,"sku":"9780063207264","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4de7f7c3-9496-4c4a-9412-d0cdaddfff05.jpg?v=1686099588","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/family-lore-9780063207264","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}