{"product_id":"la-weather-9781250802583","title":"L.A. Weather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFORECAST: Storm clouds are on the horizon in \u003ci\u003eL. A. Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, a fun, fast-paced novel of a Mexican-American family from the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eEsperanza's Box of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's a 100% chance you'll be paging through this book to uncover the secrets and deception that could potentially burn everything down!\"--Reese Witherspoon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is by far one of the most endearing L.A. novels in recent memory.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA capacious book, chock-full of human drama...Escandón's narrative voice is often witty and warm, and her meditations on Los Angeles are lush and lyrical...A lively and ambitious family novel.--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL.A. is parched, dry as a bone, and all Oscar, the weather-obsessed patriarch of the Alvarado family, desperately wants is a little rain. He's harboring a costly secret that distracts him from everything else. His wife, Keila, desperate for a life with a little more intimacy and a little less Weather Channel, feels she has no choice but to end their marriage. Their three daughters--Claudia, a television chef with a hard-hearted attitude; Olivia, a successful architect who suffers from gentrification guilt; and Patricia, a social media wizard who has an uncanny knack for connecting with audiences but not with her lovers--are left questioning everything they know. Each will have to take a critical look at her own relationships and make some tough decisions along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith quick wit and humor, María Amparo Escandón follows the Alvarado family as they wrestle with impending evacuations, secrets, deception, and betrayal, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick together or burn it all down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250802583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Mar\u0026#237;a Amparo Escand\u0026#243;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277287264437,"sku":"9781250802583","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c742a2c1-2cdc-4218-aa41-3180fb7d58a2.jpg?v=1657597128","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/la-weather-9781250802583","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}