{"product_id":"the-country-of-to-9781771965149","title":"The Country of Toó","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sumptuously written thriller asks probing questions about how we live with each other and with our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised on his wits on the streets of Central America, the Cobra, a young debt collector and gang enforcer, has never had the chance to discern between right and wrong, until he's assigned the murder of Polo, a prominent human rights activist--and his friend. When his conscience gives him pause and his patrón catches on, a remote Mayan community offers the Cobra a potential refuge, but the people there are up against predatory mining companies. With danger encroaching, the Cobra is forced to confront his violent past and make a decision about what he's willing to risk in the future, and who it will be for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Cobra, Polo, a faction of drug-dealing oligarchs, and Jacobo, a child caught in the crosshairs, Rey Rosa maps an extensive web of corruption upheld by decades of political oppression. A scathing indictment of exploitation in all its forms, \u003cem\u003eThe Country of Toó\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping account of what it means to consider societal change under the constant threat of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771965149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Rodrigo Rey Rosa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42870621372597,"sku":"9781771965149","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_878e8624-fb82-4283-b9f3-9632142fdcf8.jpg?v=1684270852","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-country-of-to-9781771965149","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}