{"product_id":"kamchatka-9780802170873","title":"Kamchatka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick. A \"brilliantly observed, heartrending\" novel of a Buenos Aires boy in exile (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1976 Buenos Aires, a ten-year-old boy lives in a world of school lessons and comic books, TV shows and games of Risk. But in his hometown, the military has just seized power, and amid a climate of increasing terror and intimidation, people begin to disappear without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his mother unexpectedly pulls him and his younger brother from school, she tells him they're going on an impromptu family trip. But he soon realizes that this will be no ordinary holiday: his parents are known supporters of the opposition, and they are going into hiding. Holed up in a safe house in the remote hills outside the city, the family assumes new identities. The boy names himself Harry after his hero Houdini, and as tensions rise and the uncertain world around him descends into chaos, he spends his days of exile learning the secrets of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from the points of view of Harry as a grown man and as a boy, \u003ci\u003eKamchatka\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of courage and sacrifice, the tricks of time and memory, and the fragile yet resilient fabric of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Figueras] vividly evokes a child's reaction to a world beleaguered by violence . . . [A] hopeful message about the healing powers of imagination and love.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802170873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2011 pg. 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2011 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marcelo Figueras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679638810805,"sku":"9780802170873","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kamchatka-9780802170873","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}