{"product_id":"love-is-an-ex-country-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Love Is an Ex-Country: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRanda Jarrar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat femme. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this \"exuberant, defiant and introspective\" memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Randa Jarrar is a fearless voice of dissent who has been called \"politically incorrect\" (Michelle Goldberg, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). As an American raised for a time in Egypt, and finding herself captivated by the story of a celebrated Egyptian belly dancer's journey across the United States in the 1940s, she sets off from her home in California to her parents' in Connecticut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coloring this road trip are journeys abroad and recollections of a life lived with daring. Reclaiming her autonomy after a life of survival--domestic assault as a child, and later, as a wife; threats and doxxing after her viral tweet about Barbara Bush--Jarrar offers a bold look at domestic violence, single motherhood, and sexuality through the lens of the punished-yet-triumphant body. On the way, she schools a rest-stop racist, destroys Confederate flags in the desert, and visits the Chicago neighborhood where her immigrant parents first lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hailed as \"one of the finest writers of her generation\" (Laila Lalami), Jarrar delivers a euphoric and critical, funny and profound memoir that will speak to anyone who has felt erased, asserting: \u003ci\u003eI am here. I am joyful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanda Jarrar \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eA Map of Home\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection of stories \u003ci\u003eHim, Me, Muhammad Ali\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She is a recipient of a Creative Capital Award and an American Book Award, as well as awards and fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, Hedgebrook, PEN, and others. A professor of creative writing and a performer, Jarrar lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.25 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767345578272,"sku":"9781646221226","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/55a1b3ce25d293c18c4b68975d364d26.webp?v=1780309545","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-is-an-ex-country-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}