{"product_id":"flores-and-miss-paula-paperback","title":"Flores and Miss Paula - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Rivero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Recommended Book From: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post * Today * Sunset Magazine * Country Living\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final chance to find common ground\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in the same Brooklyn apartment, but that may be the only thing they have in common. It's been nearly three years since they lost beloved husband and father Mart?n, who had always been the bridge between them. One day, cleaning beneath his urn, Flores discovers a note written in her mother's handwriting: \u003cem\u003ePerd?name si te falle. Recuerda que siempre te quise\u003c\/em\u003e. (\"\u003cem\u003eForgive me if I failed you. Remember that I always loved you.\") \u003c\/em\u003eBut what would Paula need forgiveness for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow newfound doubts and old memories come flooding in, complicating each woman's efforts to carve out a good life for herself--and to support the other in the same. Paula thinks Flores should spend her evenings meeting a future husband, not crunching numbers for a floundering aquarium startup. Flores wishes Paula would ask for a raise at her DollaBills retail job, or at least find a best friend who isn't a married man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Flores and Paula learn they will be forced to move, they must finally confront their complicated past--and decide whether they share the same dreams for the future. Spirited and warm-hearted, Melissa Rivero's new novel showcases the complexities of the mother-daughter bond with fresh insight and empathy.\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 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755513282848,"sku":"9780063272507","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3be61cb201f7041421e5a6286833fd52.webp?v=1780061124","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flores-and-miss-paula-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}