{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-9781999859312","title":"The Distance Between Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This is an impressive book. In writing it the author demonstrates great talent, as well as great courage.'\u2028 \u003cstrong\u003e--Mario Vargas Llosa \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf I succeed in understanding who he was before I was born, perhaps I will be able to understand who I am now that he is dead...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sprawling family saga stretching across Latin America, a son embarks on a journey to understand his complex relationship with his father and how it shaped the man he is today. Recalling Gabriel Garc a M rquez's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude \u003c\/em\u003eand Isabel Allende's \u003cem\u003eHouse of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, the renowned journalist and writer Renato Cisneros probes deep into his own family history to try to come to terms with his father, General Luis Federico 'The Gaucho' Cisneros, a leading, controversial figure in the oppressive military regime that held power in Peru during the 1970s and 1980s, a tortuous period marked by state-sanctioned terrorism and the rise of the Shining Path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelling over 35,000 copies in Peru alone, \u003cem\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e is at once excruciating in its honesty and deeply moving in its universal relevance. Selected for a slew of international prizes, it is now available in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999859312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Renato Cisneros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36675026976924,"sku":"9781999859312","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4019c05f-f1d6-4cfa-a5cf-f4947e130fe9.jpg?v=1603933176","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-distance-between-us-9781999859312","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}