{"product_id":"a-country-you-can-leave-paperback","title":"A Country You Can Leave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAsale Angel-Ajani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"From page one, \u003ci\u003eA Country You Can Leave\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, exasperating, and deeply heartbreaking tale of mother-daughter strife and resilience.\" --Xochitl Gonzalez, author of \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on their luck but rich in humor and escape plans, Lara navigates what it means to be the Black biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia's orbit--with her insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian) and having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)--might look like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLara knows that something else lies beneath her mother's fierce, independent spirit, but Yevgenia doesn't believe in sharing, least of all with her daughter. When a brutal attack exposes the cracks in their relationship, Lara and Yevgenia are forced to confront the family legacy of violence and the strain of inherited trauma on the bonds of their love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Country You Can Leave\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling, sharp-witted story suffused with yearning, as Lara and Yevgenia attempt to forge their own identities and thrive in a hostile land. Compelling and empathetic, wry and intimate, Asale Angel-Ajani's unforgettable debut novel examines the beauty and dangers of womanhood in multiracial America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsale Angel-Ajani \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and a professor at the City College of New York. She is the author of two nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eStrange Trade: The Story of Two Women Who Risked Everything in the International Drug Trade\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eIntimate: Essays on Racial Terror\u003c\/i\u003e. She has held residencies at Millay Arts, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and Playa and is an alum of VONA and Tin House. \u003ci\u003eA Country You Can Leave\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776261652768,"sku":"9781250321664","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8741d6338a9d4ae5aff631cbd371e461.webp?v=1780475710","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-country-you-can-leave-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}