{"product_id":"a-handbook-to-luck-paperback","title":"A Handbook to Luck - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina García\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 60s, three teenagers from around the globe are making their way in the world: Enrique Florit, from Cuba, living in southern California with his flamboyant magician father; Marta Claros, getting by in the slums of San Salvador; Leila Rezvani, a well-to-do surgeon's daughter in Tehran. We follow them through the years, surviving war, disillusionment, and love, as their lives and paths intersect. With its cast of vividly drawn characters, its graceful movement through time, and the psychological shifts between childhood and adulthood, \u003ci\u003eA Handbook to Luck\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, elegiac, and deeply emotional novel by beloved storyteller Cristina Garc a.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Havana and grew up in New York City. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eDreaming in Cuban\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for a National Book Award and had been widely translated. Ms. Garcia has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, and the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award. She lives in Santa Monica with her daughter, Pilar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753345515808,"sku":"9780307276803","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2f19af4ff68435a27e9b8a1c44c1073.webp?v=1780017802","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-handbook-to-luck-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}