{"product_id":"america-is-not-the-heart-paperback","title":"America Is Not the Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eNPR, Real Simple, Lit Hub, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Post, Kirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Public Library\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A saga rich with origin myths, national and personal . . . Castillo is part of a younger generation of American writers instilling literature with a layered sense of identity.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How many lives fit in a lifetime? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Hero De Vera arrives in America--haunted by the political upheaval in the Philippines and disowned by her parents--she's already on her third. Her uncle gives her a fresh start in the Bay Area, and he doesn't ask about her past. His younger wife knows enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. But their daughter--the first American-born daughter in the family--can't resist asking Hero about her damaged hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An increasingly relevant story told with startling lucidity, humor, and an uncanny ear for the intimacies and shorthand of family ritual, \u003ci\u003eAmerica Is Not the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a sprawling, soulful debut about three generations of women in one family struggling to balance the promise of the American dream and the unshakeable grip of history. With exuberance, grit, and sly tenderness, here is a family saga; an origin story; a romance; a narrative of two nations and the people who leave one home to grasp at another.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Castillo was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. \u003ci\u003eAmerica Is Not the Heart \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303630041190,"sku":"9780735222427","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/c1hNNlljb2Q3aUNJcnhSa2hrU2NnUT09.webp?v=1767556521","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/america-is-not-the-heart-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}