{"product_id":"ruins-9781933354699","title":"Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Daring, tough, and deeply compassionate, Achy Obejas's \u003cem\u003eRuins\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaker. Obejas writes like an angel, which is to say: gloriously . . . one of Cuba's most important writers.\" --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] honest and superbly written book.\" --\u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsnavy has always been a true believer. When the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, he was just a young man and eagerly signed on for all of its promises. But as the years have passed, the sacrifices have outweighed the glories and he's become increasingly isolated in his revolutionary zeal. His friends openly mock him, his wife dreams of owning a car totally outside their reach, and his beloved fourteen-year-old daughter haunts the coast of Havana, staring north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1994, a few years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the government allows Cubans to leave at will and on whatever will float. More than 100,000 flee--including Usnavy's best friend. Things seem to brighten when he stumbles across what may or may not be a priceless Tiffany lamp that reveals a lost family secret and fuels his long repressed feelings . . . But now Usnavy is faced with a choice between love for his family and the Revolution that has shaped his entire life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933354699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2009 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2009 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoder Hispanic\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Achy Obejas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078710911157,"sku":"9781933354699","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1d8e8ba-b8a1-4250-96fb-8665fa67f34d.jpg?v=1738681396","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ruins-9781933354699","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}