{"product_id":"my-new-american-life-paperback","title":"My New American Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's also a world-class storyteller.\"--Russell Banks \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrancine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life\u003c\/em\u003e, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling novels \u003cem\u003eBlueAngel \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/em\u003e, Prose delivers the darkly humorous storyof Lula, a twenty-something Albanian immigrant trying to find stability andcomfort in New York City in the charged aftermath of 9\/11. Set at the frontlines of a cultural war between idealism and cynicism, inalienable rights andimplacable Homeland Security measures, \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life \u003c\/em\u003eis a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLula, a twenty-six-year-old Albanian woman living surreptitiously in New York City on an expiring tourist visa, hopes to make a better life for herself in America. When she lands a job caring for a rebellious high schooler in wealthy, suburban New Jersey, it seems that the American dream may finally be within reach. But things take a sinister turn when Lula's Albanian brothers show up in a black SUV to remind her that all Albanians are family--and that Lula's family has a very serious favor to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the aftermath of 9\/11, \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a biting and darkly humorous portrait of an era when dreams and ideals began to give way to cynicism, fear, and still-resonating questions about what it means to be an American.\u003c\/p\u003e--St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLula, a twenty-six-year-old Albanian woman living surreptitiously in New York City on an expiring tourist visa, hopes to make a better life for herself in America. When she lands a job caring for a rebellious high schooler in wealthy, suburban New Jersey, it seems that the American dream may finally be within reach. But things take a sinister turn when Lula's Albanian \"brothers\" show up in a black SUV to remind her that all Albanians are family--and that Lula's family has a very serious favor to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the aftermath of 9\/11, \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a biting and darkly humorous portrait of an era when dreams and ideals began to give way to cynicism, fear, and still-resonating questions about what it means to be an American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.01 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759246573856,"sku":"9780061713798","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20817d5d6445d6075d04976b11b1e8b1.webp?v=1780146695","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-new-american-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}